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The LibraryA city break in medieval Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history hero: Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The LibraryThe deadly gold rush. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History explorer: the arts and crafts movement. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

It is claimed that the Pilgrim Fathers set sail from Plymouth but I’ve also heard that they started in Boston, Lincolnshire. Which is correct?

Through foreign eyes: the forgotten ambassadors to the Tudor court. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

February 2017

20th Century galleryFidel Castro: in pictures

General History

Q&AWhy are kissing gates so called and what is their significance as entrances to graveyards?

BBC History Magazine

My favourite place: Bethlehem

Arts and Crafts and unusual inventors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peter Snow’s six most important documents in history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

First World War

What is the origin of the phrase 'to blow smoke up someone's arse'?

First World War

Books interview with Catherine Merridale: "This was the most important railway journey made in the 20th century"

My history hero: Charlotte Brontë (1816-55). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winston Churchill: atomic warrior, nuclear peacemaker. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My favourite place: the Belgian coast

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Who was the first ever teenage heartthrob?

Donald Trump’s unsurprising victory. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Donald Trump elected president: the historians’ verdict. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

America's devious dream: Roosevelt and the Panama Canal. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow

“I’ve been close to death nine times”: John Simpson on life as a foreign correspondent. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The secrets of 6 of Britain’s most famous castles – with Dan Jones

Life in 19th-century slums: Victorian London’s homes from hell

Q&AQ&A: Why is Portugal known as Britain’s oldest ally?

From bes to Bitcoin: alternative currencies in the ancient Roman world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The end game: Britain’s role in Afghanistan 1947–50. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Touring London with Shakespeare, Dickens and Oscar Wilde: 7 must-see literary landmarks. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Occupation, resistance, subjugation: the bloody aftermath of 1066. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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