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St Andrew, in St Andrew chapel, depicted at his crucifixion displayed in the manner known as the Saltire cross

St Andrew’s Day: 11 things you might not know about Scotland’s patron saint

The hammer and sickle, seen held aloft by the figures in this Soviet-era statue, symbolised unity between the working class and the peasantry

When and why did the Soviet Union fall? Your history guide to the USSR

Debtors’ prisons: Dickensian horrors or economic successes?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An unhappy looking woman on trial in a British Victorian court. From ‘The Graphic - An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper’ from 4th March 1882. ‘The Graphic’ was published by Illustrated Newspapers Ltd as a rival to ‘Illustrated London News’. (Picture by GettyImages)

Historical cold cases with Nell DarbyThe mystery of Miss Lamond. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Food and drink history podcast episodes

Dark Age bullies & forgotten kingdoms: busting early medieval myths. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Enslavement, separation & survival: the story of "Ashley's sack". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sæberht of Essex, who oversaw the building of London’s original church of St Paul’s (Photo by The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock Photo)

How to survive the Dark Ages in Britain: 6 crucial tips. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

sabella Bird Bishop (1831-1904), 1880. (Photo by Elliot & Fry/Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images)

Isabella Bird: transatlantic trailblazer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

General History

From bone setting in ancient Egypt to organ transplants: a brief history of surgery

My history heroJeremy Bowen chooses Vincent Sheean. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

American psychiatry: a tortured history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Both adults and children were required to attend church – candle in hand – on the festival of Candlemas. (Image by Getty Images)

Medieval church calendarA guide to the holy days

Q&AWhat are the roots of dentistry?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 4The road to resolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 3Dangerous days. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Circulation of the blood, 1628. English physician William Harvey (1578-1657) was the first to correctly describe the mechanism whereby blood is circulated in the body. Diagram showing the existence of valves in veins. From Exercitatio anatomica de motu cordis et sanguinis in animalibus, by William Harvey. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

A medical renaissance?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Spiritualism, fairies, and Arthur Conan-Doyle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Amy James-Kelly as Anne Boleyn (right) in Netflix's Blood, Sex & Royalty.

Anne Boleyn’s voice: lost to the past, or louder than ever?

Desk killers: the psychology of committing crimes against humanity. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General History

History of medicine podcast episodes

Colditz captives including (third left) the famous escapee Pat Reid.

Second World War

Ben McIntyre on Colditz: "The reality of Colditz is much more interesting than the black-and-white moral fable"

A medieval illustration showing a doctor bleeding a patient

General History

A history of medicine14 surprising facts

Mary, Queen of Scots: The Scottish years. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Photo of the display cabinet where the World Cup was stolen

What a pickle: how England lost, found and won the World Cup in a single year

Mikhail Gorbachev as seen in a 1995 portrait. His leadership saw the Soviet Union undergo dramatic reform, leading to its dissolution in 1991 (Photo by Dana Gluckstein / mptvimages / eyevine)

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as a Cold War hero or a failed idealist: the historians' verdict. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Argentinian midfielder Mario Kempes celebrates a goal in the 1978 football World Cup final between hosts Argentina and Netherlands

Sportswashing: a historical perspective on a current trend

Crassus: Rome’s richest man. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.