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Painting the Tudors: Hans Holbein the Younger.

Bust of Germanicus, Roman General

In the footsteps of Germanicus - a Roman General’s journey to Egypt.

A page of the Codex Borbonicus, an Aztec folding book painted around the time of the Spanish invasion

What can the Aztecs tell us about themselves? The secrets of their 'indigenous annals'.

The crew of SMS King in its home port following the battle of the Skagerrak, June 1916. (Photo by A Renard/ullstein image via Getty Images)

First World War

Jutland: the battle that won the First World War

Bodiam Castle. (Getty Images)

How to build a medieval castle: 9 top tips

Alan Turing

Second World War

Your guide to Alan Turing: the man, the enigma

Bretons, Britons, Celts & King Arthur.

Melisende of Jerusalem

Melisende of Jerusalem: the queen of a crusader kingdom

Cat got your tongue? It certainly seems to be the case with this surprised tabby

Why do we say 'cat got your tongue'?

Who was Britain’s greatest prime minister? Episode 6: Winston Churchill.

What the Stasi did next.

A 19th-century engraving depicts a member of the crew of the 'Mignonette'

Cannibalism at sea: the starving Victorian sailors who ate a cabin boy

The Anarchy: everything you wanted to know.

Henry I proclaims Matilda as his heir

Your guide to the Anarchy, the bloody battle between Stephen and Matilda

Busting myths about the Anglo-Saxons | HistoryExtra Podcast

Busting myths about the Anglo-Saxons.

The German battleship Bismarck of the German Kriegsmarine during early World War II

Second World War

Bismarck: why was the WW2 German battleship so feared? Plus 9 things you didn’t know about its only mission

A young girl reading a book. We recently asked our Twitter followers which historical fiction book inspired them as a child. (Photo by Terry Vine via Getty Images)

Historical fiction recommendations for children: the best history books for kids

Napoleon the art thief.

US NATO Army on training in Germany

Able Archer 83: the Nato war-game that nearly spelled nuclear disaster.

Elizabeth I

QuizHow much do you know about Tudor Queen Elizabeth I?.

Marcus Aurelius: thinker or fighter?.

Anne Boleyn, who was executed by beheading on 19 May 1536 after being found guilty of high treason, was said to have had "much joy and pleasure in death". (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The final days of Anne Boleyn: why did she die?

Entrance to Lincoln Castle. (Dreamstime)

Lincoln: the battle that gave birth to medieval England.

Who was Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister? Episode 5: Pitt the Younger.

Apartheid road sign

Your guide to apartheid in South Africa.

The rise and fall of Britain’s motor city.

Italian prisoners of war being escorted under armed guard to work on a farm, September 1941. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Second World War

Prisoners of war in Britain during WW2: where were they held?

Samurai: everything you wanted to know.

The quest to find Alexander’s lost city.

Katharine Parr: secrets of a Tudor survivor.