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General History

Q&A What is the greatest mishap caused by someone not realising the clocks had moved forward or back?

Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor meet for a dance in Bridgerton
General Early Modern

Q&A How did people learn to dance in Baroque and Regency times?

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General Modern

Q&A When did women start wearing trousers?

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General Modern

Q&A What is a Molotov cocktail?

Engraving depicting the assassination of Julius Caesar
Roman

Q&A What are the Ides of March?

An illustration depicting a woman lying in bed who has recently given birth to twins. Other women busy themselves with tasks around her, such as stoking a fire and holding one of the babies.
General History

Q&A Where does the word ‘gossip’ come from – and what has it got to do with childbirth?

A late 16th century portrait of Anne Boleyn (c.1500-1536)
Tudor

Q&A Did Anne Boleyn have six fingers on one hand?

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20th Century

Q&A Who was the Lindbergh baby?

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Cold War

Q&A What does Iron Curtain mean, and who popularised the term?

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Roman

Q&A Why does the Welsh flag feature a red dragon?

Wales' fans celebrate victory at the 1957 Five Nations Tournament, France vs Wales, holding the Welsh symbol, the leek. (Photo by Universal/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
Anglo-Saxon

Q&A Why is the leek associated with Wales?

Portrait of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Georgian

Q&A Who was the Grand Old Duke of York?

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Victorian

Q&A What was floriography?

John Wilkes Booth flees the theatre after shooting US president Abraham Lincoln
Georgian

Q&A Why do we say ‘your name is mud’ – and what does it have to do with Abraham Lincoln?

18th century French caricature satirising the fashion for enormous wigs
Georgian

Q&A Did Rococo wigs really have mice?

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