Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors review – grisly gags at the Tower of London
Iffy insults fly, heads bounce around and the wiper of the king’s bottom takes a bow – all in the moat where alligators swam
Peter Kidson obituary
Other lives: Outstanding historian of medieval architecture
Did Henry VI have a sex coach in his marriage bed?
The medieval monarch and his queen, Margaret of Anjou, were not alone at night, historian Lauren Johnson reveals
How we made Horrible Histories
‘If someone getting wee poured over them helps people learn some facts, we’re doing our job right’
Eric Richards obituary
Other lives: Eminent historian of the Highland clearances and of emigration
A sheep in wolf’s clothing? The other side of Henry VIII
Testimony of servants reveals Tudor monarch in a softer light for historian Tracy Borman
Walter Laqueur obituary
Distinguished historian, journalist and scholar who focused on terrorism, the Holocaust and the decline of Europe
David Lowenthal obituary
Scholar who established heritage studies as an academic discipline in its own right
David Watkin obituary
Architectural historian and supporter of the classical tradition
William Shakespeare: father’s legal skirmishes shed light on bard’s early years
Newly found documents in the National Archives show the playwright’s father John was harassed by Crown informers, which may have influenced his attitude to power and class
Mikuláš Teich obituary
Scholar who focused on the history of science
Peter Sawyer obituary
Influential scholar of the Vikings who challenged the standard view of them as invaders and destroyers
Miriam Griffin obituary
Oxford classical scholar and expert on Seneca who offered new insights into the torrid world of Roman imperial politics
Ian Roy obituary
Other lives: Expert on the English civil war
The cult of Mary Beard
The long read: How a late-blossoming classics don became Britain’s most beloved intellectual