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When were punctuation marks first used? Illustration by Glen McBeth for BBC History Magazine.

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Q&A When were punctuation marks first used?

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

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Queen Elizabeth I, Queen regnant of England and Queen regnant of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death, 7 September 1533 24 March 1603. After oil by Zucchero. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

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Engraving of three women affected by the dancing plague - by Hendrick Hondius (1642) after a drawing by Peter Brueghel. (Getty Images)

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Three medieval carol singers, image dated 1911

Christmas carols: the history behind 9 festive favourites

A Victorian Christmas card

HistoryExtra’s Christmas history quiz

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Still Life of Game Birds, oil on canvas. Birds such as goose, swan and peacock were often on the late medieval festive menu

The roasts of Christmas past: 5 festive dinners from British history

A woman on a bike cycles in front of a castle

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A real castle for Christmas: 5 places to explore and stay this festive season

A kelpie, from British folklore. (Image by Getty Images)

Supernatural stories: 9 unusual British folktales

Illustration of the Red Dragon of China

Has China always been the world’s greatest superpower?

Ilustration showing thorned brambles growing up the nervous system of a pink torso, the brambles at the bottom of the piece are growing in the shape of a uterus, and there are blackberries where the ovaries should be. A blue, gloved hand is coming in from the left to pluck at the ovary blackberry, and another gloved hand coming in from the right is using gardening secateurs to cut one of the branches. A metaphor for endometriosis, and in a broader sense, women's medical neglect and oppression

The gender pain gap: perceptions of women’s health through history

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The road to equality Protesters march in New York City, 1976. The gay rights movement in the US is one of LGBTQ history’s most famous stories. (Photo by Granger/Shutterstock)

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