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Sat in his Spitfire adorned with Figaro the Cat is decorated Second World War fighter pilot Ian Gleed, who had to hide his homosexuality (Photo by Royal Air Force Official Photographer/ Imperial War Museums via Getty Images)

Second World War

Hiding in plain sightThe prejudice and tolerance of homosexuality in WW2 armed forces

ConspiracyDid someone else write the plays of William Shakespeare?

Wild places & wild people: a short history of common land. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting shows Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow in October 1812. Tens of thousands of his troops perished over the winter months that followed

What if…Napoleon had defeated Russia?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General History

LGBT+ history podcast episodes

The forgotten years that forged Wales. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A street in Whitechapel: the last crime of Jack the Ripper, from 'Le Petit Parisien', 1891.

Historical cold casesMurder in the year of the Ripper. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A depiction of Empress Wu Zetian

Empress Wu ZetianThe only woman to rule China

How six women programmed the world’s first modern computer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Japanese tattoo artist at work on a large scale tattoo design on the back of a woman, Japan, circa 1940.

Tattoo historyThe stories of 11 inked individuals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A composite image showing the Edwardians

QuizHow well do you know the Edwardian era?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tattoos: a 5,000 year history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Episode 1The Holocaust with Laurence Rees – Beginnings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

OpinionWhy the Edwardian era remains relevant today. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Forgotten histories of the Holocaust. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HMS Bittern on fire and severely damaged after a German air attack in Namsos fjord, 30 April 1940. Both sides sustained heavy losses in the battle of Norway but the German navy was less able to absorb these than its British foe. (Photo by Topfoto)

Second World War

Narvik in contextHow battle for Norway in 1940 saved Britain

Episode 2The Holocaust with Laurence Rees – Radicalisation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 3The Holocaust with Laurence Rees – Mass extermination. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An Edwardian family seated at a dinner table

What was life like for women in Edwardian Britain?

An audacious kidnapping in 1970s Paris. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A composite image showing an astronaut on the moon against a purple sky.

ConspiracyDid NASA fake the Moon landing?

Dido Elizabeth Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray by David Martin, c1779.

What great paintings sayDido Elizabeth Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray by David Martin, c1779. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Edward Tull-Warnock, who qualified as one of the first black dentists in Britain

The forgotten contributions of black Edwardians in Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Blood, sweat & marble: examining ancient bodies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vanessa Bell, the sister of Virginia Woolf and wife of art critic Clive Bell, all of whom were members of the Bloomsbury Group.

Famous EdwardiansFrom Beatrix Potter to Captain Robert F Scott. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A journey along the Iron Curtain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Nancy Astor campaigning

How the battle for female suffrage in Britain was won. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King Edward VII in his coronation robes.

Edward VIIA guide to the king who ruled over the Edwardian age

Lawn tennis was a popular activity amongst the upper classes in the Edwardian period.

Daily life in the Edwardian era: from hobbies to gadgets