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Victorian

A portrait of the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340-1400), who modern literary scholars credit for turning Valentine into the patron of love. Chaucer was a major influencer in his day – after him, everyone began calling their beloved “Valentine” and writing love poems on 14 February, says Lisa Bitel. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Roman

Who was Saint Valentine? A history of the figure’s origins

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General Modern

A history of Valentine’s Day celebrations – from fertility festivals to the first cards

Pod Edward Shawcross WL
Victorian

Mexico’s ill-fated Austrian emperor

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A lobbycard for the 1923 film Is Conan Doyle Right? (Photo by LMPC via Getty Images)
20th Century

The supernatural interests of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Emily Soldene, actress, writer and rebel
Victorian

Emily Soldene: actress, writer, rebel

A picture of Charles Darwin in his later years
Victorian

Q&A Did Charles Darwin coin the phrase ‘survival of the fittest’?

Pod Duncan Stone WL
General Modern

Elitism in cricket: a history

Cartoon from American satirical magazine Puck, c1885, showing American millionaires playing Monopoly with the country's assets
Victorian

Who were the tycoons of the Gilded Age? Meet the ruthless ‘robber barons’ who made millions

Louisa Jacobson as Marian Brook & Denée Benton as Peggy Scott in The Gilded Age. (Image by Alison Cohen Rosa © 2021 Heyday Productions, LLC and Universal Television LLC)
Victorian

The Gilded Age preview: “Entry into a world that really hasn’t been covered on television before”

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Victorian

Escaping slavery in the American South

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Victorian

Queen Victoria’s spy network

Queen Victoria in 1861
Victorian

Queen of spies? Inside Queen Victoria’s secret intelligence network

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Victorian

Q&A What is the origin and meaning of the pirate expression ‘shiver me timbers’?

Pod Tom Morris WL
Victorian

A murder mystery in 19th-century Dublin

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Emma Dabiri "The Harder They Fall doesn’t engage with one of the main drivers behind the violence"

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