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Research led by experts from English Heritage and Cardiff University has revealed that Neolithic tribes took part in large summer gatherings held at causewayed enclosures – large hilltop earthworks built by our forebears after they...
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Were Romans found guilty of patricide forced to walk barefoot for the rest of their lives? And other questions
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"What are you children doing out here?" demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat...
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There seems to have been an explosion of Christian heresy in medieval Europe, but studying the phenomenon has always been devilishly tricky.
Challenging questions confront historians. Was there really more heresy, or were the ecclesiastical and...
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Emily Lethbridges considers Viking sagas, while Robert Blyth reviews royal pageants of the past.
Book Review
This book is monumental in every sense, the hardback weighing so much that you risk straining your wrist when reading it. Now out in paperback, however, it should be read by anyone interested in TE Lawrence, the Middle East, British imperialism...
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Catch a glimpse of Provost Skene’s House and images of medieval cobbled streets, traversed by street cleaners and fishermen will spring to mind. First referred to in 1545, this turreted building in Scotland’s third city wasn’t...
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A new exhibition examining the historical and social development of the ancient art of sword fighting in the 16th century goes on display at The Wallace Collection, Londonthis week. We bring you a preview of some of the objects on show
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Catch up on, or re-watch, some of the top history programmes now available on BBC iPlayer and other catch-up services. From historical dramas to documentaries, we'll take you straight to some of your favourite history programmes
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This week's historical funny has been penned, as ever, by author and historian Eugene Byrne, and considers a satirical paper from the First World War, published at various points between 1916 and 1918 by soldiers from the 12th Battalion...
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William Jones picks out a selection of the most interesting and exciting historical events and exhibitions open to the public this weekend. From an exhibition on the Falklands War, to a lecture on King Alfred by Time Team’s Dr Sam Newton...
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Was George Dixon the first black boxing world champion? And other questions
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A new study by a Cambridge University team is believed to have ended the debate over the domestication of horses, claiming they were first tamed 6,000 years ago on the grasslands of Ukraine, southwest Russia and west Kazakhstan.
The picture was...
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Andrew Lambert discusses the War of 1812 between Britain and the USA, and we talk to Kishore Rao, director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
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Empty and neglected at the end of the 19th century, Strangers’ Hall’s illustrious history appeared all but forgotten. Constructed by Ralph de Middilton in 1320 and rebuilt in the 15th century by William Barley, it had been home to...
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Joan of Arc’s story is one of the most tragic in all medieval history, yet also one of the most inspiring.
Because of the Valois dynasty’s wretched leadership and feud with its Burgundian cousins, who controlled a large chunk of...
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Some of the delights you’ll find if you go in search of history in our cities.
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Birth of Sir William Congreve
20 May
1772
Birth of inventor Sir William Congreve. He is best known for the military rockets that bear his name and which were used in a number of actions during the early 19th century. They are referred to in the American national anthem.
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