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A replica of the Koh-i-Noor in Bangalore in 2002

Desired, stolen, cursed: the history of the Koh-i-Noor diamond

A history of nakedness in art: Mary Beard on her new BBC series Shock of the Nude

John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon

Does history show that age affects US presidents’ performance? Plus, how old is too old?.

Historian Mary Beard at the Oxford Literary Festival 2019. (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images)

Mary Beard on the nude in western art.

Democratic presidential candidates Birch Bayh, Jimmy Carter, Fred R Harris, Milton Shapp take on the press during the Iowa Democratic Caucus on 11 January 1976. (Photo by NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

A brief history of the US Democratic Party.

Members of the royal family at an event marking the centenary of the Royal Air Force. (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Opposing the royals: a brief history of republicanism in Britain.

Portrait of John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (Lord Lucan), who disappeared in 1974 following a bloody homicide

The curious case of Lord Lucan + 10 other mysterious disappearances from history.

Princess Margaret wearing a fur coat

The Queen's "rebel sister": 13 facts about Princess Margaret

Illustation of a pope

How long do popes reign? All you need to know about popes and the papacy

Queen Victoria with Prince Albert and their children in 1846. After a painting by F Winterhalter. Victoria’s husband, Albert, “carved out for the crown a moral kind of authority as the nation’s first and model family,” says Sarah Gristwood. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Retaining the royals: why has the British monarchy survived – and thrived?.

Retiring royals: 9 rulers and royals who stepped down through history.

Ayatollah Khomeini

General ancient history

A brief history of Iran

David Bowie and Twiggy

David Bowie's life in pictures

A curious history of Christmas.

2019 Christmas history podcast quiz.

Rotten boroughs cartoon

9 general election curiosities through history.

British writer Roald Dahl

Second World War

Roald Dahl11 things you might not know about the children's author

Harlech Castle with Snowdonia in the background.

A brief history of Wales: the resilient nation

Julia Lovell’s Maoism: A Global History wins 2019 Cundill History Prize

Statue of Liberty. (Photo by Dreamstime)

A history of the United States.

Actress Sarah Bernhardt, who was personally invited by Oscar Wilde to play the title role in the upcoming London premiere of his play, 'Salomé'.

6 of London theatre’s most notable historical scandals.

Illustration by Davide Bonazzi

The big questionShould museums return their treasures?.

Simon the cat

10 top cats in history

Photo of a gramophone

Q&AWho do we say 'put a sock in it'?

Extinction Rebellion take over Trafalgar Square, London, in protest on 16 October 2019. (Photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

From William Wordsworth to Extinction Rebellion: a history of Britain's green activists.

Queen Elizabeth II

The differences between UK and US governments: a brief guide

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818-1883) (Photo by Getty Images)

Orlando Figes on the transformation of Europe.

A portrait of prime minister Lord Frederick North. His government was the first to be brought down by a vote of no confidence, in 1782. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Vote of no confidence: a brief history.

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The package holiday revolution

Q&AHow did Area 51 become associated with aliens?.