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Tudor Royal Women with Tracy BormanRivals to the Throne. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tudor Royal Women with Tracy BormanWomen at Court. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tudor Royal Women with Tracy BormanQueens Regnant. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The battle of Alcatraz, 1946: the most violent escape attempt in the prison’s history

What happened to Britain’s lost Roman legion?

Eleanor of Aquitaine: the worst royal mother-in-law?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

England’s last witches. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hadrian’s Wall: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

‘Godly butchery’: the horrifying history of hanging, drawing and quartering

Were medieval cities really filthy?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Normans had a profound influence on Britain – so why do we not speak French?

General History

A real castle for Christmas: 5 places to explore and stay this festive season

How Shakespeare inspired terrorists. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWhy was Stratford-upon-Avon a hotbed of Confederate activity?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

William HogarthThe satirical artist inspired by the teachings of the Bible. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Second World War

8 of Churchill’s greatest speeches

What was life like for a court jester?

The secrets of the Viking Great Army

What if...The Vikings had never left their homelands?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Danelaw: is the ‘realm’ of the Vikings in Anglo-Saxon-era England a place or an idea?

The man who made King Alfred great. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Josiah Wedgwood: the radical father of English pottery. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The secret life of Mrs Beeton: 10 pieces of life advice from her famous Book of Household Management. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWhat is gaol fever and how was it caused and spread?

Hereward the Wake: the Anglo-Saxon rebel who became William the Conqueror's nemesis

Diana: the rebel princess. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

8 historical reasons behind Anne Boleyn’s appearance in Princess Diana film Spencer

Why did the 1605 gunpowder plot fail? 9 big questions about the conspiracy to blow up parliament. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Do we have to be ‘Team Catherine’ or ‘Team Anne’ when it comes to Henry VIII’s wives?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Who was King Alfred the Great?

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