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Cultural historian Christopher Harding

Christopher Harding“Europeans have been obsessed with the east’s spiritual depths since Alexander the Great”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The West's enduring fascination with Asia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma and Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton in episode 301 of Bridgerton.

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Upcoming in 2024Historical anniversaries, exhibitions and television

Ireland's tangled relationship with empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life hacks from historyGet a good night’s sleep. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Britain's long love affair with sport. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Traitor or FaithfulBritish history's most notorious treason cases

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QuizCan you put these monarchs in the correct order?

A history of song: from Schumann to Sting. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History Behind the Headlines: Elections, ‘panda diplomacy’ and the word of the year. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historical anniversariesJanuary

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

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9 extinct animals you should know about

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

Video podcastAmazing Grace: a story of salvation and slavery. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life hacks from historyHow to get rich. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Amazing Grace: a story of salvation and slavery. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Top 10 toys from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Does the Warden of the Swans exist – and does the royal family own all the swans in Britain?

Video podcastTim Peake on the human history of space. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Video podcastVictoria's armpit and 'giant' bones: body parts that changed history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victoria's armpit and 'giant' bones: body parts that changed history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton Buckingham Palace, following their wedding at Westminster Abbey, 29 April 2011. (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)

How to marry a monarch. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Books and war: from James Bond to leaflet bombing. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Santa Claus rides in a sleigh overflowing with toys through the night sky. Two reindeer pull him along on his quest to deliver gifts to the children all over the world. Below is a sleepy town in the middle of winter unaware of the visitor above.

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The history of Christmas, plus 10 festive facts you might not know

10 Downing Street, the residence of the prime minister of the United Kingdom. (Photo by Getty Images)

The ex factor: why David Cameron’s return isn’t unprecedented. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pet cemeteries: where have beloved animals been laid to rest through the centuries?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

David Mitchell. (Photo by PAL HANSEN-GUARDIAN-EYEVINE)

David Mitchell on England's monarchy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cities that turbocharged art history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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