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Bess of Hardwick: schemer, social climber, scourge of Elizabeth I

Q&AHow did people learn to dance in Baroque and Regency times?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians: the warrior queen who crushed the Vikings

The Last Kingdom: real history and historical accuracy

The Château Vert pageant: 500 years since Anne Boleyn’s first recorded appearance at Henry VIII’s court. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

'Queen of the Air': the remarkable life of pioneering English aviator Amy Johnson

The Duke: The real story of Kempton Bunton and the theft of Goya’s Wellington portrait

Old English: a quick guide. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&ADid Anne Boleyn have six fingers on one hand?

Your guide to Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists (BUF)

Stonehenge: a historian’s guide to visiting the stones. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Stonehenge: everything you wanted to know (part two). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

When Mary met Philip: a Tudor queen in love

General prehistory

Explore8 little-known prehistoric sites in Britain

Your guide to Britain’s prehistoric stone circles. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

ExploreSilbury Hill & Avebury, the site of Neolithic Britons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General prehistory

Secrets of StonehengeWhen & how was it built?

Your guide to Stonehenge, plus 12 fascinating facts you might not know

Peaky Blinders: The story so far, plus the real figures to expect in season 6

Stonehenge: everything you wanted to know (part one). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why the real Beatrix Potter was more than her children’s tales. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Tudor love triangle: Elizabeth I, Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley

Penelope J Corfield“The Georgian era was a time of experimentation and invention”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabeth Woodville: Edward IV’s controversial queen consort

Charles and CamillaA history of their romance

Sanctuary in medieval churches: how criminals found protection from capture and punishment. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Schoolchildren on strike: when pupils demanded shorter hours. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Pentrich Rising: England's forgotten armed revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mary, Queen of Scots: your guide to her life and times

Inspiring Bridgerton: the real South Asian women in Regency-era England

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