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General prehistory

Secrets of StonehengeWhen & how was it built?

Peaky Blinders: The story so far, plus the real figures to expect in season 6

Hell at Glencoe: what led to the massacre in the Scottish Highlands?

Why the real Beatrix Potter was more than her children’s tales. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jane Whorwood: the royalists' secret weapon. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The supernatural interests of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The battle of Fishguard: the last invasion of mainland Britain

Penelope J Corfield“The Georgian era was a time of experimentation and invention”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In profile: Queen Consort Camilla

Maria Sibylla Merian: the artist who challenged the natural world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How Sweyn Forkbeard became the first Viking king of England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sanctuary in medieval churches: how criminals found protection from capture and punishment. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ras Prince Monolulu: the horse-race tipster who transformed himself into an Abyssinian prince. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emily Soldene: actress, writer, rebel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Schoolchildren on strike: when pupils demanded shorter hours. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bonnie Prince Charlie: Scottish superhero or Italian coward?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Pentrich Rising: England's forgotten armed revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC at 100Broadcasting House: a new home for the BBC. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Second World War

Should we be glad the 1944 July Plot to kill Hitler failed?

Queen Elizabeth II: the constant face of a changing Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Gilded Age preview: “Entry into a world that really hasn't been covered on television before”

Queen Anne’s Revenge: why was Blackbeard's flagship named after the Stuart queen?

Blackbeard: dastardly sea-devil or kind pirate?

Barbary pirates: the Muslim corsairs and their role in the slave trade

Second World War

A martyr and a hero? How Munich – The Edge of War tries to soften Neville Chamberlain’s rotten reputation

Czechoslovakia’s fate hangs in the balance: the build up to the Munich Conference of 1938. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hunting pirates: how piracy's golden age came to an end. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Privateers, buccaneers and corsairs: why not all pirates were created equal

Queen of spies? Inside Queen Victoria’s secret intelligence network. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A king of fire and light: Louis IX's tangled legacy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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