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Why are kissing gates so called and what is their significance as entrances to graveyards?

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First World War

What is the origin of the phrase ‘to blow smoke up someone’s arse’?

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Who was the first ever teenage heartthrob?

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Q&A: Why is Portugal known as Britain’s oldest ally?

Gaol fever illustration.

What is gaol fever and how was it caused and spread?

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Q&A: Who was Eadnoth the Staller?

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Did women revolt in Europe?

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Medieval Albigensians: Bath’s reincarnated heretics

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What happened to Katherine Parr’s daughter, Mary Seymour, after her mother’s death?

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What are the historical origins of darts?

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Q&A: Did the French invent the guillotine?

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Q&A: What were wooden clog fights?

NMA Competition

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1925: Flyleaf of an original edition of "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), German statesman. (Photo by Roger Viollet/Getty Images)

Second World War

Mein Kampf: what happened to Hitler’s money after his death?