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How did Spanish Flu get its name? When did our ancestors start using toilet paper? Why did the famous Crystal Palace burn down? And where was the WW1 Armistice signed? Here, your most burning questions about history are answered by historians and experts…

The Bava- Beccaris massacre?

Britain and America

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Fictional places

Were the pulverised bones of soldiers and horses who died at the battle of Waterloo sold as soil fertiliser?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bright ideas

Q&AWho was the last Groom of the Stool?

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‘Garnett’s Straw’

Q&A: If President Kennedy hadn’t been wearing a back brace when he was assassinated, would he have lived?

Q&A: When and where was the trebuchet invented?

Q&AWhy did Britain and France not declare war on the Soviet Union when the Red Army marched on Poland in September 1939?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Languishing languages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

When did Italian replace Latin as the language of Italy?

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The 'beautiful' game?

Q&A: How far back in time would I have to go until I couldn’t understand what people were saying?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&A: Why did news of Nelson’s victory at Trafalgar take so long to reach England?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

18th-century slave uprising

Q&A: Did King John ever display goodness?

How many years of its existence has Britain been at war?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&A: Were the martial songs in Nazi newsreels typical of the period?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General History

Q&AQ&A: Have twins ever been in line for the throne?

Q&A: Where does the word ‘crack’, describing military units, originate?

Q&A: Where did the monks go after the dissolution of the monasteries?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Dot dot dot

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Q&A: When was the first wheelchair introduced?

First World War

The Great War

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Was there ever an execution where rain saved someone from being burned at the stake?

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Plate of Brass

Executed queen

Was a nine-year-old boy imprisoned for making a joke about Louis XIV’s bald head?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Guinness o'clock

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