War and conflict have long held the interest of historians, but some battles are so significant - so epic - that their infamy extends far beyond the field. Test your knowledge of some of history’s most famous battles by selecting the correct year(s) in which each of them took place...

How much do you know about the decade that novelist Tom Wolfe referred to as the ‘Me Decade’? Test your knowledge with these multiple choice questions.

The sixties - a decade synonymous with social, political and cultural change - is remembered for numerous iconic moments. Test your knowledge of the people who defined the decade with our multiple choice questions...

With more than two-hundred years of history, the US presidential election has produced some wonderful moments and surprising results. How much do you know about this quadrennial event and the system that underpins it?