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How do you solve a problem like Napoleon?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Victorian-era journalist snuck into an infamous asylum, and what she exposed shocked New York

A black and white photograph of a man and a woman close together. The man has his arms around the woman and they are both in stage dress: her in a long dress and him with a ruff and feathered hat

Keep calm and carry on singing: why Britons fell in love with opera during World War Two. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What does history teach us about protest?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Beyond the podcast: Pompeii

Episode 4The DARK secrets behind ancient Egyptian worship. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Step inside a Roman home, and you might be surprised by what you find

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

Tragedy and triumph: a 500-year history of Mexico. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jane Austen’s final chapter – and lasting legacy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This 16th-century portrait of Lady Margaret Beaufort, found in St John’s College, Cambridge, depicts the formidable matriarch of the Tudor dynasty. Mother of Henry VII, Beaufort has sometimes been implicated in later rumours surrounding the fate of the Princes in the Tower — accusations modern historians largely dismiss.

Was a ruthless Tudor matriarch behind the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower?

A large drawing showing multiple different sea creatures in a light blue ocean

From krakens to serpents: 5 fearsome sea monsters from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This 12th-century tapestry detail from Skog Church in Hälsingland, Sweden, depicts key figures from Norse mythology. Odin appears on the left, one-eyed and carrying an axe beside the sacred tree on which he sacrificed himself; Thor stands at the centre with his hammer, Mjölnir; and the fertility god Frey holds an ear of corn.

Thor was the Vikings’ “archetypal masculine god” – so why did he dress as a bride?

An image of a man and an old image of a young woman in a venn diagram style

She defied the Nazis and paid the ultimate price: why I'm in awe of Sophie Scholl's courage

New Year's Eve, newts and Nessie: a history of British folklore. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 3What the ancient Egyptians REALLY thought about the pyramids. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A detail from the Bayeux Tapestry showing a moment of violence between the Anglo-Saxons and Normans.

After 1066, this medieval fine was imposed to deter anti-Norman violence

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

Nero's doomed love affair: did a failed romance trigger his descent into madness?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Inside the Viking battle of the genders. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A house of one’s own: Jane Austen’s ‘golden years’. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval illustration of warriors riding horses.

Warhorses were one of the most deadly weapons on a medieval battlefield. But why didn’t they run away?

A sketch showing a woman surrounded by men. One man is putting a hood over her head and another is reading from a book next to her

These are four of the most brutal Victorian murders. Were women really the perpetrators?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Æthelstan: the king who made England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Marty Reisman and Timothee Chalamet as Marty Mauser in the 2025 film Marty Supreme.

No, Marty Supreme isn’t a true story. But the history of the real Marty Reisman is just as exciting

A group of soldiers playing football during the First World War.

First World War

The First World War’s Christmas truce is a heartwarming story – but it never happened

Did the WW1 Christmas truce really happen?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A poster for The Sound of Music edited to include the real von Trapp family.

Second World War

Is The Sound of Music a true story? The astonishing real history of the von Trapp family’s escape from Nazism

General History

Podcast seriesLife Lessons from History

Find wonder in the world around you. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.