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Women's rights in the 20th century: what happened after the vote was won?.

Pirate flags & wedding gowns: a patchwork of a Victorian life.

Oscar Wilde on trial.

Medieval peasants: everything you wanted to know.

The end of Roman BritainWhat really happened?.

General History

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HistoryExtra's Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman

General History

MasterclassThe monarchy, with Tracy Borman

MasterclassTudor royal women, with Tracy Borman

Women of the Middle Ages with Janina Ramirez video series title card

MasterclassWomen of the Middle Ages, with Janina Ramirez

The Arnolfini portrait painting – oil on wood – appears to depict a wealthy couple holding hands in a domestic setting, the bed perhaps indicating that they are in a bedchamber

Art historyWhat great paintings say.

SalemInvestigating the witch trials

TutankhamunLife, Death, Legacy.

15 minutes of fameHistory's unsung heroes.

Landmarks of Berlin

Berlin historyDark days and bright nights.

The Cuban Missile CrisisWorld on the brink.

Episode 1Berlin.

History's Greatest Conspiracy Theories: Season 1.

Orthodox monks (backed by Russia) and Catholic clerics (backed by France) both tried to stake their claim to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Why did the Crimean War start?

Applying economic pressure and blocking bulky Russian exports helped win the war, says Professor Lambert

OpinionProfessor Andrew Lambert on the Crimean War's legacy.

The book that transformed medieval England.

Why the Middle Ages matter.

Roger Fenton’s assistant, Marcus Sparling, poses with their mobile ‘Photographic Van’

The major innovations of the Crimean War.

Portrayal of the Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light BrigadeWho blundered in the Valley of Death?

Reeta Chakrabarti and Janusz Korczak

My history heroReeta Chakrabarti chooses Janusz Korczak.

The cult of Freud: science, sex & psychoanalysis.

The Queen distributing the Crimea Medal, Horseguards Parade, London, c1850s, (1888).

How did the Crimean War end?.

The Battle of Sinop.

8 battles that shaped the Crimean War.

Breastfeeding: a cultural history.

The Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava, 1854. Artist Hayes, Michael Angelo (1820-1877).

The Crimean WarA timeline of key moments

Heliogabalus: Rome’s scandalous emperor.