Welcome to The History Channel's online encyclopedia. Our comprehensive directory contains over 30,000 entries as well as a range of key historical documents - covering subjects from the earliest ancient civilisations to the events that shape our world today.

Each entry contains detailed information, key subject links and further site resources and a guide to relevant recommended programmes that are coming up on The History Channel.

Type a keyword in to the search box above or browse via the A-Z navigation and get historical names, dates and facts at your fingertips.

Please click here to access the Encyclopedia's list of Historical Documents.