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Sisters in arms: women at war during WW1.

William of Orange depicted landing in Devon

What if…James II and VII had kept his throne?.

American civil rights activist Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin: the quiet force behind the March on Washington

A French soldier pictured next to wrecked German lorries.

Could WW1 have ended in 1916?.

Vintage photograph of a gentleman from the Victorian era c1880 with a bushy moustache.

General History

A hairy history of the moustache

The battle of Blenheim

What if…Charles II of Spain had produced an heir?.

An older man sitting against a desk, looking towards the camera.

Jonathan Sumpton on the Hundred Years’ War: “It was Joan of Arc who persuaded the French that they could win”.

A black and white photo of the American actress Janet Leigh, with a shadow of a chair on the wall behind her. She is looking forwards and screaming in shock.

Ninety years of horror: nine films that reflect society’s changing anxieties.

Ward McAllister, played by Nathan Lane in period drama 'The Gilded Age'

Who is Ward McAllister in The Gilded Age?

(Illustration by Hugh Cowling for BBC History Magazine)

Sportswashing: have nations always used sport to launder their reputations?.

Photo inside Winchester Cathedral looking up towards the arches. Just underneath an arch, there is a dark brown inscribed box.

The bone chests of Winchester: an Anglo-Saxon detective story.

Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. A modern building with blue sky behind it.

My life in historyObject conservator at the Royal Armouries, Leeds.

A painting of Queen Anne Boleyn, with her hair held up, and a B pendant on one of her necklaces.

Anne Boleyn’s fatal French connection.

A woman in period dress sits on a couch

Five outrageous moments in royal fashion history.

A black and white photo showing a group of friends having a picnic, including Josef Mengele (third from the right).

Tracking down the Nazi 'Angel of Death': one man's hunt for Josef Mengele

A cartoon image of feet in front of the sea

Life hacks from historyLearn to relax.

An illustration showing the court of Ottoman sultan Selim III, featuring men in a courtyard and the seated sultan.

What was the global impact of the Napoleonic Wars?

Michael Wood on the ongoing legacy of slavery"Slavery’s effects are still working themselves out in our lives today".

The Meux & Co. brewery on Tottenham Court Road in c1830

The London Beer Flood of 1814: what happened in the deadly tragedy?

Toy Story, starring cowboy Woody

10 milestones in Disney's 100-year history

Watercolour illustration of Warsaw

The history of Warsaw: Poland’s reimagined capital.

A fifteenth century manuscript illustration showing the Knights Templar being burned in the presence of King Philip IV of France.

Templars on trial: why were the Knights accused of such heinous crimes?.

A 1793 etching by Thomas Rowlandson shows a person in bed with bugs covering their bare behind.

General History

Roasted cats and acid: 5 ways our ancestors tried to get rid of bedbugs

Israel and the Palestinians: a history of conflict in 8 key episodes

Illustration of a woman with an insect net looking at some larger-than-life butterflies and moths.

General Early Modern

Eleanor Glanville: the butterfly collector

Watercolour illustration of Split

General History

The history of Split: Croatia’s splendid Roman palace city

An apparition on the stairs

Danny Robins' paranormal cold casesThe black monk of Pontefract.

Kavita Puri's hidden histories: "Britain’s first black editor achieved so much in such a short life"

Ships in battle on the sea

General Early Modern

When pirates ruled Asia's waves

Pupils at a primary school in London

Are black histories still being overlooked?