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Mary Wollstonecraft: life of the week

Mary Wollstonecraft was a firebrand thinker of the Enlightenment – proposing radical ideas about...

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An obscenity trial that shocked Victorian Britain

In 1877, Annie Besant took the stand. She was on trial for selling an "obscene publication" – a...

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The Capetians: everything you wanted to know

How did the Capetian dynasty hold on to the French throne for such a long time during the Middle...

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Lothar II vs Theutberga: a marriage scandal that shook the ninth century

King Henry VIII famously ran into a world of problems trying to get out of his numerous...

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Tiger Tamer | 4. celebrity pedestrian

Tickling tigers one day, and cracking jokes to expectant crowds the next, Bob Carlisle was a...

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A political earthquake: Britain's first Labour government

In January 1924 Ramsay MacDonald, the son of a farm labourer, strode into 10 Downing Street as...

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James VI and I: life of the week

James Stuart became king of Scotland at just 13 months old, and has since been known as 'the...

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From Russia to Texas: the search for a Jewish homeland

At the turn of the 20th century, millions of European Jews were seeking an escape from...

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British Redcoats: everything you wanted to know

Was the Duke of Marlborough Britain's greatest ever military commander? How did Britain face down...

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The West's attempt to crush Bolshevik Russia

Following the October Revolution of 1917, Russia's nascent Bolshevik regime acted on its word to...

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Tiger Tamer | 3. would you let a tiger lick your face?

Tickling tigers one day, and cracking jokes to expectant crowds the next, Bob Carlisle was a...

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Mary & George: the real history behind the new drama

New drama Mary and George has just arrived on Sky Atlantic and HBO, transporting us back to the...

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History Behind the Headlines: ageing politicians & new names for the London Overground

The latest instalment of our monthly series sees Hannah Skoda and Rana Mitter talk to Matt Elton...

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The man who ran Auschwitz: the real story of The Zone of Interest

The Oscar-nominated film The Zone of Interest is one of the most acclaimed and talked about films...

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Alcatraz: everything you wanted to know

Alcatraz is remembered as one of history's most hardline prisons, known for its ingenious escape...

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Plague, leprosy & murder: unlocking the secrets of medieval bones

What secrets can medieval human remains unlock? With exciting new developments in the science of...

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Tiger Tamer | 2. sail, steam & stormy seas

What was it like to sail the high seas in the Victorian age? In the second episode in our new...

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The EU: from Maastricht to Brexit

From Maastricht to Brexit, the European Union's first three decades have entailed plenty of...

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Rudyard Kipling: life of the week

Rudyard Kipling is beloved by many for his children's books and inspirational poems. But he was...

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Winthrop Bell: a Canadian spy who predicted Nazi horrors

In his public life, Dr Winthrop Bell was a Harvard professor and wealthy businessman. But as a...

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