Bettany Hughes is an historian, broadcaster, and author of Helen of Troy, Goddess, Princess, Whore (Pimlico 2013). Here, she writes about the myth of Helen as explored through the ages ...

Based loosely on Homers ancient Greek epic poem 'Iliad', Troy: Fall of a City tells the story of the 10 year siege of the ancient city of Troy by the Greeks, after Paris, the young prince of Troy ...

When Menelaus finds out that Paris and Helen have run off to Troy he doesn't hang around. He gathers the Greek leaders and they arrive in Troy to deliver an ultimatum to King Priam: return Helen ...

Their voices have been dubbed. The story opens with Paris’ journey to Sparta to effect a peace treaty between the Greeks and Troy. He falls in love with Helen not knowing she is the queen of Sparta.