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Bronze Boudica statue against summer sky in London

What did Boudica’s Iceni warriors look like?

(l-r) Blanche, Marguerite and Jeanne of Burgundy, three sisters at the heart of a royal scandal and succession crisis in medieval France (Photos by The Picture Art Collection and ACTIVE MUSEUM / ACTIVE ART / Alamy Stock Photo)

Scandalous sisters: how three French princesses brought down the Capetian dynasty

Shepton Mallet Prison

Danny Robins' paranormal cold casesHMP Shepton Mallet.

My history heroMichelle Gayle chooses James Baldwin.

A goat pokes its head over the fence at a city farm near Greenland Dock, London, which is still home to the Surrey Docks Farm

Urban animals: the growth of city farms in 20th-century Britain.

Mary Sophia Money's brother, Robert Henry Money, is believed to have been the murderer 'Robert Hicks Murray'

Nell Darby's historical cold casesThe Money Murders.

My history heroTim Dunn chooses John Betjeman.

Alexander Dreymon as Uhtred of Bebbanburg in Seven Kings Must Die

Seven Kings Must DieWhat to expect from the Last Kingdom movie

The clocks change at South Station in Boston, Massachusetts. (Image by Bettmann/Getty Images)

A brief history of daylight saving time

Fires burn in Baghdad following an attack on the Iraqi capital, March 2003. The motives for the war continue to spark controversy (Photo by Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

“The early 2000s was a strange era of fear and terror”: remembering the Iraq War 20 years on.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine’s female power network.

My history heroMonica Ali chooses Richard Burton.

Miles Russell at Stonehenge alongside archaeologists Timothy Darvill and Geoffrey Wainwright

My life in historyDr Miles Russell, archaeologist.

Wrens help transport a torpedo to a submarine in Portsmouth, 1943. The WRNS was viewed as the most exclusive of the women’s auxiliary services (Photo by Lt. J A Hampton/ Imperial War Museums via Getty Images)

Second World War

Wrens at warLife in the Women's Royal Naval Service in WW2

Women's history podcast episodes

King Alfonso XIII of Spain, Charles I of England, Puyi of China and Lydia Liliuokalani of Hawaii

The kingdom is deadWhat causes monarchies to fail?.

My history heroPhil Tufnell chooses Denis Compton.

THe Crosby Garrett helmet

Why might the definition of treasure be changing? Five things we learnt from our conversation with heritage minister Lord Parkinson.

Frida Kahlo painting

Who was Frida Kahlo?Her life and legacy

Philip Augustus of France (left) and Richard I of England

Medieval masculinityWhat Richard I can tell us about male friendship in the Middle Ages.

Black and white photo of a group of women marching while holding a sign saying 'International Women's Day'

A brief history of International Women's Day: what is it and why do we celebrate it?

The paranormal activity at 63 Wycliffe Road prompted a flurry of coverage in tabloids such as the 'Daily Sketch'

Danny Robins' paranormal cold casesThe Battersea Poltergeist.

Suffragettes attempt to attack the house by airship. Miss Muriel Matters with megaphone, Hendon airfields, London. 16th February 1909

Muriel MattersThe well-spoken women’s rights hero.

Rob Roy MacGregor by George Shearer. Scottish folk hero and outlaw.

The real Rob Roy

Aerial view of the 2,000-year-old Gaziantep Castle in Turkey, showing the damage caused by the earthquakes that hit the nation and neighbouring Syria in February 2023 (Photo by Yan Zhigang/VCG via Getty Images)

Preservation of heritage sites: what happens in the aftermath of a catastrophe?.

Micheal Rosen and Émile Zola

My history heroMichael Rosen chooses Émile Zola.

Landmarks of Prague

Prague historyCastles, cathedrals and conflict.

Bust of Heliogabalus

From sex scandals to religious controversy: Rome's forgotten emperor Heliogabalus

An artist’s impression of Frances Saunders printed in an edition of the Weekly Dispatch, in which she was incorrectly named ‘Mrs Francis’

Nell Darby's historical cold casesThe strange case of 'Mr Francis'.

Women's rights in the 20th century: what happened after the vote was won?.