Isabel King

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General ancient history

This ancient goddess commanded a Wonder of the World – but why did she have thirty breasts?

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What did the Tudors think was ‘good’ sex? These tips and tricks were key to relationships in the 16th century

Queer life in Georgian Britain.

Crime fiction history: everything you wanted to know.

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Far away from England, the mystery of Harold Godwinson's lost crown might have just been solved

Cheese history: everything you wanted to know.