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Landmarks of Prague

Prague historyCastles, cathedrals and conflict.

Episode 2Prague.

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HistoryExtra's Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman

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MasterclassThe monarchy, with Tracy Borman

The Arnolfini portrait painting – oil on wood – appears to depict a wealthy couple holding hands in a domestic setting, the bed perhaps indicating that they are in a bedchamber

Art historyWhat great paintings say.

15 minutes of fameHistory's unsung heroes.

Landmarks of Berlin

Berlin historyDark days and bright nights.

Episode 1Berlin.

History's Greatest Conspiracy Theories: Season 1.

Breastfeeding: a cultural history.

Which LGBTQ+ histories get told – and which get overlooked?.

The Love Letter, 1834.

How to write a love letter6 tips from the historical figures who did it best.

Wild places & wild people: a short history of common land.

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LGBT+ history podcast episodes

A Japanese tattoo artist at work on a large scale tattoo design on the back of a woman, Japan, circa 1940.

Tattoo historyThe stories of 11 inked individuals.

Tattoos: a 5,000 year history.

The history of atheism: everything you wanted to know.

Indigenous American travellers in Europe.

The remains of the Amesbury Archer (2400-2200BC), a burial found near Stonehenge and about 4300 years old, Salisbury Museum, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.

Britain’s greatest archaeological discoveries.

Two women share a tender moment, c1902

Q&AHas it ever been a crime to be lesbian in England?.

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Historical literature podcast episodes

Tools, temples & tower blocks: how wood has shaped human history.

27th April 1946: Miners and steelworkers in Tredegar pay the Workmen's Medical Aid Society twopence out of every pound they earn to go towards their medical, dental and optical services. A nurse bends over a small boy to see to his injuries. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4062 - Where Bevan Got His National Health Plan - pub. 1946

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Upcoming in 2023: historical anniversaries, exhibitions & television

“A serial killer of civilisations”: a history of climate change.

A painting by Dutch artist Hendrick Danckerts shows Charles II’s gardener, John Rose, presenting the king with a pineapple

Pineapples, tulips and follies: 10 status symbols from history.

Oddball art: cannibals, hellscapes & flying monks.

Three of the children of Henry VII: Prince Henry; Arthur Prince of Wales and Princess Margaret

Royal rivalries10 of the most famous sibling relationships.

Sabotage, cyberwar & assassination: a history of covert action.

The Eridge Hunt, Boxing Day 1952

A brief history of Boxing Day

The Imperial State Crown, which alone has 2,868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and 5 rubies is a priceless symbol of the British monarchy (Picture by Getty)

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6 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Crown Jewels