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8 weird stories from the Space Age: from hungry tortoises to gorilla suits

A collage featuring portraits of several historical figures linked to infamous crimes, including a Victorian woman at the center, a mustached man in period clothing, a Renaissance-era woman in ornate dress, and another older figure in a hat. Behind them are a chalk-style body outline on a blue textured background and an old multi‑story building with arched windows

History's most notorious crime scenes: from Lizzie Borden's lair to HH Holmes's 'murder castle'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"We shall never surrender": 14 quotes that have defined the past century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A detailed Persian miniature painting showing a central figure seated on a raised platform beneath a decorated canopy, surrounded by a halo of flames. Attendants and courtiers in colourful robes and turbans sit or stand around them, with trays of food, vessels, and fans arranged in the scene. Stylized hills, flowers, and animals fill the background, all rendered in intricate patterns and bright colours.

12 modern trends with surprisingly ancient roots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A modern illustration shows a man dressed in a grey and red hooded outfit, knelt on the ground with a wooden bucket behind him and a lit lantern in front of him. He is shovelling a pile of poo

Think your job is bad? These 17 occupations from the past were much, much worse. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Beyond the podcastElizabeth I

Shakespeare didn't love his wife and he abandoned his family to move to London: are these 13 rumours about the playwright true?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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From maniacal horses to bat-men on the moon: 14 strange newspaper headlines from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History’s 8 biggest land deals: how the US more than doubled in size – and why it agreed to leave Greenland alone. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Beyond the podcast: Pompeii

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From krakens to serpents: 5 fearsome sea monsters from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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George Washington is an American hero – so why was he the pride of Victorian England?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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From goat eyelids to bread: history's 12 strangest sex toys. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Think you know everything about ancient Rome? These 25 facts will prove otherwise. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Painting of the first Thanksgiving

Think you know everything about the history of Thanksgiving? Here’s 21 facts that will prove you wrong

Star witness: how the Royal Observatory transformed our understanding of astronomy and time. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tales of the toilet: a historical A–Z. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hermann Göring testifies in his own defense at the Nuremberg Trials in 1946. Once a leading figure of the Nazi regime, Göring faced prosecution alongside other high-ranking officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the aftermath of the Second World War.

Second World War

The Nuremberg Trials: the real history behind the post-WW2 tribunal that brought Nazi leaders to justice

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Marvellous medieval medicine: why their curious cures were better than you think. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Second World War

Beyond the podcast: Nuremberg

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From tragic Tudor queens to restless Roman soldiers: Britain's 8 most haunted houses. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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5 things you (probably) didn't know about the Tudors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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General History

What are the best history podcasts? These picks are the perfect way step into the past

Beyond the podcastThe Gunpowder plot

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What have the Etruscans ever done for us?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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From a lion-taming lightweight to the Muscular Maids: 5 Victorian boxing sensations you need to know about. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Five things you (probably) didn’t know about the First World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Reshaping narratives, repatriation and Richard III : 25 lessons we've learnt from history in the last 25 years. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Victorian Britain's fearless female felons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What was life like in a medieval town? A historical A-Z. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.