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...history, was the hymen always the definitive mark of virginity? A 14th-century writer, commenting on a book called On the Secrets of Women, named the hymen “the guardian of virginity”. This picked up an early Christian idea that virginity was spiritual as well as physical. Virginity was something more than a hymen – and it was possible to be a virgin in the soul...

Cuba expert Mervyn Bain reflects on a one man's large influence on a small nation...[Fidel Castro meets cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin] Castro meets Yuri Gagarin Late on November 25 2016, it was announced that one of the last remaining iconic political figures of the 20th century, Fidel Castro Ruz, had died. Castro had played a less prominent role in the Cuban political system...

...history conversation we speak to Dr Katie Donington, senior lecturer in Black, African and Caribbean History at The Open University, about her most recent project focusing on the teaching of slavery in British schools. ...Find out more about The Open University's Arts and Humanities courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Katie...

...History at The Open University. We speak to him here about his current research on smoking in wartime Britain, as part of our Opening up history series...Find out more about The Open University's Arts and Humanities courses and qualifications. 1. What first got you interested in history? [Dr Michael Reeve]I always find this sort of question interesting, and a bit tricky,...