Winston Churchill once remarked: “History is written by the victors.” Or so we are led to believe; a German might have said it in 1941 before Mr Churchill later claimed it as his own.

After more than a decade gathering dust, a massive collection of pre-Colombian artefacts have been returned to the South American country.

The struggle to keep history relevant for young people is an ongoing challenge for historians. The trick, according to one expert, is to embrace the technology that young people want to engage with.

While an interesting subject enjoyed by many students at school, history can sometimes fail to appeal when it comes to further education.

If the importance of historical studies is ever in question, and we should certainly hope it isn’t, then it only takes a moment of particular significance in current affairs to illustrate its undeniable value.

When you hear the term half-life you might be drawn into thinking about decomposing atoms, but in the field of history the term also carries great relevance.

It is a simple but largely accurate rule of thumb that the further we go back in time, the hazier our historical knowledge of the periods get.