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KRISTOFER HIVJU GAME OF THRONES

Game of Thrones: medieval inspiration

Clay soldier statues of the Chinese Qin dynasty. (Photo by Getty Images)

The six ages of China

Sex, scandals and betrayals: Charles II and his court

The gruesome remains of prehistoric murder victims uncovered in Europe's bogs

Photo of a couple holding up a fan

Q&AWhat signals were used in fan language?

Photo of a Canadian postage stamp

Q&AWhen was the first Christmas stamp issued?

BBC History Magazine

My favourite place: York Membery

In pictures: Frank Sinatra at 100

Where, in Ancient Egypt, did people live?

The Battle of the Atlantic and the history of Spain

A canal in Venice, Italy

My favourite place: Venice, Italy

Making of Blodeuwedd, the false flower-woman of Welsh myth. (Photo by Ivy Close Images/Alamy)

Celtic myths: the tales that might have inspired Star Wars and Harry Potter

Statue of Napoleon I toppled

La débâcle! The aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War

Q&AWho executed King Charles I?

BBC History Magazine

My favourite place: Ian Kershaw

Recipes from the Tudor kitchen

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Q&AHow did ancient Egyptians mummify a body?

A section of the Seikilos epitaph, the oldest surviving complete musical composition in the world

Q&AWhat is the oldest-known song?

Gebelein Man

The big questions of ancient Egypt

A Royal Navy battle

The Royal Navy’s American disaster

First World War

Life of the Week: Kaiser Wilhelm II

The end of the Cold War and British culture

In pictures: Egypt – faith after the pharaohs

Q&AWhy do we say ‘in the limelight’?

17 unmissable battles podcasts

A 1985 production of 'Julius Caesar'. For all their despotism, Romans thanked their first three emperors for delivering them from the curse of civil war. (Photo by Jean-Jacques BERNIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

The glorious Caesars

My favourite place: Tracy Borman

19th-century men in traditional dress, Marken Island, Netherlands.

General ancient history

Q&AWhen were trousers first worn?

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell. This is one of several replicas of a portrait by Sir Peter Lely. Cromwell is supposed to have said: “I desire you would use all your skill to paint your picture truly like me… but remark all these roughness, pimples, warts and everything as you see me. Otherwise, I will never pay a farthing for it.”

Why do we say 'warts and all'?

Black and white image depicting engraving of Julius Caesar.

Q&AWhat is the earliest evidence for a battle in Britain?