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Discover the remarkable journey Shackleton undertook to save his crew from death.

In 1907, Ernest Shackleton embarked on an expedition to the South Pole aboard his ship Nimrod. He was almost successful, falling just 97 miles short.

In the early 20th century the race was on to reach the South Pole. Robert Falcon Scott led the first British expedition.

What was the race to the South Pole and who reached it first?

The art of tattooing has existed for many centuries, across different cultures. We list 10 interesting facts about them and what they mean.

The South Sea Bubble was the financial collapse of the South Sea Company in 1720. The company was formed to supply slaves to Spanish America.

The Spice Islands (Malaku, or the Moluccas) are a small group of islands to the north-east of Indonesia, between Celebes and New Guinea. They include Halmahera (the largest), Seram, Buru, Ambon, Ternate, and Tidore and the Aru and Kai island. They were known for being the largest producers of mace, nutmeg, cloves and pepper in the world.