Two Irish television writers discuss their participation in the European-wide VR writers' room, Words Across Europe.

Blasphemous cross-dresser, incestuous adulterer, ruler of the Roman underworld - Clodius was the jester capering in the ruins of the Roman Republic.

The genius of Eugène François Vidocq lay in one simple principle. In order to catch a criminal, you had to be able think like a criminal. And in his case that was easy, because he was one. He’s ...

Strong-willed and determined, Christina of Sweden was always trouble, But in an age of hereditary monarchs, her sexuality was the biggest problem of all.

Though he lacks the fame of his friends like Wyatt Earp, professional gambler Luke Short was one of the most notorious Wild West gunmen during his lifetime.

Prehistoric cave paintings are among the world’s first-known and least-understood works of art. At least two hundred painted caves, some dating to as early as 30,000 BCE, have been found throughout ...

The marriage of Fred and Maria Manning was far from a happy one, with infidelity on both sides. Not even joining together to commit murder could brimg them closer.

Mia Doring deconstructs Tony Robbins' documentary from a therapist's perspective and tells us why its horribly inappropriate.

Jose Llulla was one of the most famous of American duellists, said to own his own cemetery to bury his victims. Was he as bloodthirsty as he is painted?

Petronilla de Meath was an Irish servant girl who in 1324 became the first European victim of witch-trial hysteria. Why is she only a footnote in history?

The Roman Republic was one of the first great democracies, an influence on the world to this day. And we owe it all to Tarquin the Proud, a king so bad that he made his people swear to have no kings ...

Have you ever wondered why your dog’s ears prick up even when you hear nothing? You sit reading the newspaper when Toby runs towards the door barking as if his best friend is outside. It could be ...