William Cuffay’s arrest and trial sees him transported to the other side of the world – but he never gives up on people’s rights

Buzz Aldrin was a brilliant engineer and a brave astronaut, but he struggled to cope with life back on Earth, as Piers Bizony recounts.

This year marks 100 years since Europe, and then the world, went to war. Read on to discover the key stories from this terrible global conflict and how it will be remembered.

On 5 April, the romanticised heroine of Hollywood movies entered into the first inter-racial marriage in American history.

We look at the real characters and tragic events that inspired Steven Spielberg to create his heart-wrenching epic movie

A clash of egos, armies and honour sees medieval England and France engage in bitter combat

Leading his army on a perilous trek from Spain to Italy, the great general scored a series of unlikely victories against the mighty Roman Empire, but ultimately fell short.

To her people she was a creature of beauty and mother of the nation, but behind closed doors hid a queen riddled with insecurities and plagued by bouts of depression.

Patty Hearst falls for her kidnappers and joins them in a daring bank robbery, but how dedicated a criminal was she?

Joshua Slocum set sail in 1895 to become the first man to sail around the world single handedly