General History

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QuizWhich woman from history said this?.

From the Knights Templar to the killing of JFK: the enduring power of conspiracy theories.

An African perspective on the history of Africa.

American Gothic by Grant Wood

QuizArt decades.

British author Sathnam Sanghera poses for a photograph in Hampstead

Sathnam Sanghera on the legacy of empire.

Horrible Histories: 15 years of death, poo and talking rats.

Hamida Djandoubi, 28, being led down a tunnel by a police official ahead of his execution in October 1977.

General History

10 strange historical facts that sound fake

Video podcastDid our ancestors think the world was flat?.

Tying the knot: 500 years of wedded bliss and marital misery.

Video podcastTokyo’s devastating 1923 earthquake.

The British empire's divisive legacy.

The war on grey squirrels.

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Life hacks from historyHow to keep a secret.

Leftovers: how our ancestors battled food waste.

This recipe – budget broccoli soup – utilises broccoli stalks left over from other dishes. (Photo courtesy of Eleanor Barnett)

A sustainable, historical three-course feast: budget broccoli soup.

King Lear

QuizHistorical misconceptions.

Will the real Jesus please stand up?.

Video podcastThe Habsburgs: everything you wanted to know.

General History

Love and lust: 7 of the most shocking romantic royal scandals from British history

A 1971 propaganda poster extolling the power of China’s cultural revolution

The long history of Chinese intelligence-gathering.

British Redcoats: everything you wanted to know.

From whipping horses to royal love chairs: the lewd yet luxurious history of high-end erotic furniture.

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QuizHow well do you know the history behind everyday inventions?.

Close up of grey and red squirrels in autumn

Britain’s squirrel wars: the 150-year battle between reds and greys.

General History

Royal women podcast episodes

General History

War and military history podcast episodes

Dr Martin Luther King Jr speaking before crowd of 25,000 Selma To Montgomery, Alabama civil rights marchers, in front of Montgomery, Alabama state capital building.

General History

Black history podcast episodes

General History

British kings and queens podcast episodes

General History

Slavery podcast episodes

A still from an episode of The X-Files, with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny

Who shot JFK? Was Elizabeth I a man? Did aliens land at Roswell?.