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Thanksgiving: everything you wanted to know.

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Life hacks from historyBuild a dream home.

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Charlotte and Diana: the parallel lives of two Princesses of Wales whose deaths sent the nation into mourning

Magic books: a global history.

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Norse-powered: exploring the history of Oslo.

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Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul: the history of a city of many names.

History Behind the Headlines: Long-running conflicts, medieval hygiene and more.

Women’s history: from 1066 to Margaret Thatcher.

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A hairy history of the moustache

A black and white photo of the American actress Janet Leigh, with a shadow of a chair on the wall behind her. She is looking forwards and screaming in shock.

Ninety years of horror: nine films that reflect society’s changing anxieties.

The history of Jamaica: everything you wanted to know.

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Cundill History Prize 2023

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My life in historyObject conservator at the Royal Armouries, Leeds.

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Five outrageous moments in royal fashion history.

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Life hacks from historyLearn to relax.

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The history of Warsaw: Poland’s reimagined capital.

A 1793 etching by Thomas Rowlandson shows a person in bed with bugs covering their bare behind.

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Roasted cats and acid: 5 ways our ancestors tried to get rid of bedbugs

Watercolour illustration of Split

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The history of Split: Croatia’s splendid Roman palace city

Buddhism in India: unpicking modern myths.

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Cat history: everything you wanted to know.

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David Mitchell on a new history of England’s monarchy.

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Archaeology’s golden age: everything you wanted to know.

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My life in history: Richard Quincey, head of performance at the London Dungeon

How has fear shaped history?.

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The history of Paris: Romans, Renaissance and Revolution

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The history of Madrid: from the Moors to modernity

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British parliament: everything you wanted to know.

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The history of Lisbon: Portugal’s capital of exploration and commerce