Women's stories have been neglected for so long - unless they were queens. Exploring the history of women is a way of redressing that imbalance. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes explore history imbalance
The motivations of kings in British history can generally be reduced to two: the quest for territory and the search for a male heir. No king was secure on his throne until he had a son, and no queen consort was ever really safe without a boy. Kate Williams boybritishconsort share on social
Indeed, throughout much of history and in many cultures, redheads have been viewed with suspicion and fear - and even killed - because of their hair. Kate Williams culturefearhair Change image and share on social
Redheads were particularly persecuted during the European witch trials of the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The colour was associated with the devil, and the pale skin which most redheads have was thought unnatural and deathly. Kate Williams centurycolourdeathly share on social
Well, a deficit reflects an imbalance between spending and revenue, and so narrowing it requires acting on one, the other or both. Peter Orszag actdeficitimbalance Change image and share on social
A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going. Ashwin Sanghi adrenalineconcealhistory Change image and share on social
If you compare NASA's annual budget to explore the heavens, that one year budget would fund NOAA's budget to explore the oceans for 1,600 years. Robert Ballard annualbudgetcompare Change image and share on social