How true are your favourite historical dramas?
Delve into the real historical stories and people that inspired your favourite period dramas. Find out if the tales told on screen were really true, and where history has been bent out of shape in guise of creative licence...
The Gallows Pole The true story of the Cragg Vale Coiners
The real Uhtred of Bebbanburg The historical inspirations for The Last Kingdom’s hero
The real Uhtred of Bebbanburg The historical inspirations for The Last Kingdom’s hero
Find out the real history behind your favourite TV shows
Listen to our interviews about the latest historical movies and TV…