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“This was a corporation that could topple kings”: William Dalrymple on the East India Company. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History heroPeter Tatchell chooses Tom Wintringham (1898–1949). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The origins of Halloween: tricks, treats and cobbled streets. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From ‘moon-germs’ to motion sickness: health and safety on NASA’s 1969 lunar landing mission. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

5 reasons why the King James version of the Bible matters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Was Queen Mary, wife of George V, a kleptomaniac?

"A history podcast for people who don't like history": Greg Jenner on his new podcast You’re Dead To Me. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General ancient history

Digging for the Bible: 10 key discoveries from the Holy Land

A brief history of the Speakers of the House of Commons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vote of no confidence: a brief history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

8 ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses you might not know about

Medieval saints and sinners: tales of saintly miracles in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The package holiday revolution

Downstairs in Downton: a guide to the life of an Edwardian servant. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Georgian guide to university life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The secrets of Downton Abbey’s Highclere Castle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The historical differences between Scottish and English Law, and what it means for Brexit. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Second World War

Why Operation Market Garden, the Allies' battle for Arnhem, was a disaster in the planning

Red Dead Redemption, L.A. Noire and Battlefield V: the real history behind 3 popular video games

Queens at war: Elizabeth I vs Mary, Queen of Scots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Windsors at war: what did the royal family do during WW2?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Victoria and the Nazis: the strange tale of the search for the royal family's Aryan origins. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Christ’s communists: the radical religious sect that challenged the Holy Roman Empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

True-to-scale battle numbers and 15th-century life: look inside the revamped Agincourt museum

What did Queen Elizabeth I really look like at 60?

Sir Max Hastings: “While the Dambuster raid’s strategic impact was almost nil, its propaganda value was immense”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Henri III: Elizabeth I’s unlikely ally. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

ExploreA masterpiece of Gothic grandeur: the Church of St Mary, Warwick. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

TravelExplore Oslo, Norway: Myths, Munch and fjord-side strolls. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History heroJulia Bradbury chooses Amelia Earhart (1897–1937). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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