Wardour Castle – The 14th-century hexagonal castle was once one of the most daring and innovative homes in Britain
Fort Boyard: Built by Napoleon, this stone sea fort was later used as a game show set
The life of the knocker-upper: How “human alarms” made sure everyone was up for work
A modern mudlark: Lara Maiklem collects “pieces of human history” from the Thames
Cher’s most memorable marriage was to Sonny Bono, but the Queen of Pop had another husband, Southern rocker Gregg Allman, and the relationship was a calamity
The earlier versions of Little Red Riding Hood were violent and grotesque
Meet the real-life pirates of the Caribbean – not a Jack Sparrow among them
Famed party palace Studio 54 was shuttered after its owner taunted the government and bragged, “Only the mafia makes more money”
Ancient Egyptian mummy at the Louvre has a face covered by an unusual interwoven square pattern
A Victorian theory that Mars was once artificially irrigated by a desperate advanced civilization
