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Two men in historical clothing crouch in a small boat on a river, one pouring from a barrel while the other gestures urgently toward him, with distant buildings and ships in the background

Who laid the fuse for the Gunpowder Plot?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of F Scott Fitzgerald, author of The Great Gatsby who evoked the glamour and restlessness of the Art Deco era in his fiction.

Glitz, glamour and Gatsby? Not quite. Here’s why the Art Deco movement is darker than you think

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General History

What are the best history podcasts? These picks are the perfect way step into the past

Reagan's plan to 'make America great again'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Beyond the podcastThe Gunpowder plot

A detail of a depiction of a lavish pageant staged in Paris in 1514 celebrated the royal entry of Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, on her marriage to King Louis XII of France.

Tudor England had no standing army, but this humble hobby kept its people ready for war

This portrait shows Elizabeth Vassall Fox, Baroness Holland (1771–1845), a prominent figure in early 19th-century British political and social circles. As the wife of Whig politician Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, she was known for her intelligence, influence — and for the controversy surrounding her affairs.

She held wealth, power and prestige: so why did this Georgian aristocrat fake her daughter’s death?

How enslaved people fought for freedom across the Atlantic. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Aneurin Bevan: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A collaged picture shows a marble statue of Elizabeth I wearing a large crown on the left, and a portrait of King James I, dressed in a red and white robe and crown on the right

The lie of succession: did James I steal Elizabeth I's crown?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bandits & blasphemers: crime in 17th century Scotland. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This replica painting from the Cave of Altamira in northern Spain recreates some of the remarkable Upper Palaeolithic images created by early humans between 35,000 and 14,000 years ago. Celebrated for their vivid depictions of animals and handprints, Altamira’s cave paintings are among the earliest known examples of human artistic expression.

General prehistory

Think men were always the hunters? Stone Age women took down mammoths too – and that's not all

How Julius Caesar's funeral drama fuelled the mob. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This 1st-century BC mosaic from the House of the Faun in Pompeii depicts a tragic dramatic mask, a powerful symbol of Roman theatrical culture. Masks like this were central to performances, allowing actors to embody gods, heroes, and emotions on stage.

Ancient Roman theatre was a powerful weapon of empire, so why were actors' lives so tragic?

Isabel Allende and Inés Suárez

My history heroIsabel Allende chooses Inés Suárez. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting shows a topless woman sitting up in bed, holding her hand against the face of the man leaning over her

What did the Tudors think was ‘good’ sex? These tips and tricks were key to relationships in the 16th century

HistoryExtra AcademyTudor life, with Ruth Goodman

Episode 2Tudor religion: what did people believe?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 1What did Tudor people do for fun?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 3Tudor work: what jobs did people do?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ask the Tudor expert! Join our live Q&A with historian Ruth Goodman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Four small terracotta masks in a line. The two in the middle have black hair and beards, one with a white face and the other with an orange face. The ones on either end are plain beige faces.

The making of Rome's monster. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The dark side of Samuel Pepys. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Members of the Vanderbilt family return to Miami Beach aboard the yacht Alva, c.1930. Descended from one of America’s wealthiest dynasties, the Vanderbilts continued to symbolise privilege and opulence into the 20th century — long after the height of their Gilded Age power.

Could you survive in the vicious Gilded Age? Here are the original influencer's secrets to success

Margaret Tudor: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Britain's female slaveowners: the heiresses who made fortunes from enslavement. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Two men stand next to each other holding large guns. They are dressed in black suits and ties with sunglasses and are standing against a blue and black background. Above them, the words "MIB: MEN IN BLACK" are written

Gray Barker: UFO conspiracy theorist. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919), the Scottish-American industrialist who built a steel empire in the late 19th century, speaks with colleagues in this photograph. Renowned for both his business success and later philanthropy, Carnegie championed education, libraries, and scientific advancement as part of his belief in the philanthropy. (Photo by Getty Images)

History’s smallest billionaire? Meet the tiny titan who was, briefly, the richest man alive

An illustration depicting five stone hands piled on top of one another, on a small patch of grass, against a pink background

Let’s get things done together, like the builders of Stonehenge did. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.