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The Last Kingdom S4 E9 review: a tense penultimate episode sees the Saxon heart “ripped out”

The Last Kingdom S4 E10 review: resettled pieces on the board allow drama to “catch up” with history

Countdown to VE Day: the week World War 2 ended in Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Last Kingdom S4 E8 review: a fiery opening paves the way for a new ruler of Mercia

The Last Kingdom S4 E7 review: a royal funeral, the abuse of power, and a little artistic licence

Percy Fawcett and the search for the 'Lost City Of Z'

Mutiny on the Bounty: the incredible tale of how castaway captain William Bligh made it back to England

The Last Kingdom S4 E5 review: “This has to rank among the more gruesome episodes of the season, if not the series”

The Last Kingdom S4 E6 review: a mysterious medieval ‘Sickness’ leaves its mark

Ivar the Boneless, Ragnvald of Ed and 6 more Vikings you should know about

Æthelwold: Alfred the Great's rebel nephew

Who were the key players in the struggle to succeed Alfred the Great?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Last Kingdom S4 E3 review: moments of introspection remind us of history’s “shared humanity”

The Last Kingdom S4 E4 review: “Royal rage could be a terrible thing in the early Middle Ages”

The Last Kingdom S4 E1 review: will Alfred’s legacy come tumbling down?

The Last Kingdom S4 E2 review: winds of change and dramatic father-son relations

Editor's pick11 fascinating articles on the Normans you can read right now

What if…Alexander the Great had lived longer?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Who was Edward the Elder? A brief guide to the Anglo-Saxon king

How England rode the Viking storm. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Isabella of Castile: a brief guide to the medieval queen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Virtual museum and monument tours: how to explore the wonders of history from your home

Vikings in Britain: how did raiders and marauders become lords and kings?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval magic at work: 7 spells and charms our ancestors used. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Anarchy: how bloody was Stephen and Matilda’s medieval battle for the English crown?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bernard Cornwell on writing historical fiction and his blockbuster series The Last Kingdom: your questions answered. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Adultery, elopement and incest: the scandalous sex lives of the 18th-century Byrons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Jews who fought back: the story of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Rewriting the past: the history that inspired Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Forty-five rebellion: why did it fail?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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