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This 1835 painting by Daniel Maclise imagines the first meeting between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Their relationship would set in motion a political and religious upheaval — leading to England’s break with Rome and Anne’s eventual rise and tragic fall as queen.

Want to live like a Tudor? Historian Ruth Goodman did, and here are five crucial lessons she learned

Christmas history myths DEBUNKED | The origins you never knew.

Hernán Cortes (Adam Bond) and Malintzin (Andressa Cardoso Fernandes) in 'Civilisations: Rise and Fall'.

History TV and radio in the UK: what's on our screens this week?

A marble bust of a man

Julius Caesar's hellraising youth: did he really defy tyrants and crucify pirates?.

WW2's Tunisian campaign: the Stalingrad of Africa.

This 4th-century AD mosaic from Terranova near Tuscolo depicts gladiators locked in combat, capturing the drama and choreography of the arena in late Roman Italy. Even as public spectacles waned in some parts of the empire, scenes like this show how gladiatorial fighting remained a potent form of popular entertainment.

Female gladiators shocked the ancient Roman world — but not for the reason you think

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