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Josephine Baker lounges on a tiger skin around the time she starred in La Revue Nègre

Singer, siren, activist, spy: the incredible life of Josephine Baker

English highwayman Dick Turpin is pictured astride his horse, leaping over a gate, as he flees his pursuers

The extraordinary legend of highwayman Dick Turpin

British author Sathnam Sanghera

Sathnam Sanghera Britain's Imperial Legacy: “It was painful to realise how my education had colonised me”

St Andrew, in St Andrew chapel, depicted at his crucifixion displayed in the manner known as the Saltire cross

St Andrew’s Day: 11 things you might not know about Scotland’s patron saint

Christine Kinealy answers listener questions on the devastating famine that struck Ireland in the mid-19th century. (Image by Getty Images)

The Irish famine: everything you wanted to know

Shakespeare's house in Stratford-Upon-Avon

Q&A Why was Stratford-upon-Avon a hotbed of Confederate activity?

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Christmas 2021 issue of BBC History Magazine out now!

William Hogarth, seen in a self-portrait with his pug

William Hogarth: the satirical artist inspired by the teachings of the Bible

A portrait of Russian empress Catherine the Great

Hypocrite, reactionary, usurper, sex maniac: is Catherine the Great’s reputation justified?

A 14th-century illustration of a farmer leading a pack animal through the ice and snow

The surprisingly modern Middle Ages

Woman waving a union jack flag emblazoned with a swastika

In pictures: Interwar fascism

Depiction of a musician and dancing fool in Paris, 14th century

What was life like for a court jester?

The Great Army attacks the East Anglian town of Thetford in this illuminated manuscript from 'The Life of Edmund'. Viking pikemen scale the ramparts on ladders

The secrets of the Viking Great Army

A sword/hammer type coin from the Danelaw

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