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Sabotage, cyberwar & assassination: a history of covert action . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Eridge Hunt, Boxing Day 1952
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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

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Brits abroad: a history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The history of alcohol: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pavlova first appeared on Antipodean restaurant menus in 1926, the year of ballerina Anna Pavlova's first tour Down Under. (Photo by Getty Images)
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10 foods named after famous people from history

Boiled rats in a pie. (Illustration by Clair Rossiter for BBC History Magazine)
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Quiz Match the dish to the era

Chinese tea eggs (Picture by Sam Nott)
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Historical recipe Chinese tea eggs

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Pilgrimage, past and present . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What gift would you buy figures from the past? Find out in historical Secret Santa 2022

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The Irish across the globe

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Warrior queens & quiet revolutionaries: forgotten women from history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Books of the year 2022 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pat Smith of Mari Arts and the Mari Lwyd (Photo by Western Mail Archive/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)
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Welsh Christmas traditions through history

Breakfast with champagne glass and pipe, . Found in the Collection of Residenzgalerie Salzburg. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images))
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Food and drink history podcast episodes