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15 minutes of fame | Podcast series

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15 minutes of fameHistory's unsung heroes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General Early Modern

15 minutes of fameMargaret MacMillan chooses Babur

Kleisthenes is credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508/7 BCE. For these accomplishments, historians refer to him as 'The Father of Athenian Democracy'. (Picture by Alamy)

Ancient Greece

15 minutes of fameMichael Scott chooses Kleisthenes

Two-Penny Whist, published January 11, 1796, James Gillray (English, 1756-1815), published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818), England, Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, on cream wove paper, 231 × 334 mm (image), 247 × 350 mm (plate), 270 × 384 mm (sheet). (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Georgian

15 minutes of fameHannah Greig chooses Hannah Humphrey

Coloured engraving of Malintzin

General Early Modern

15 minutes of fameCaroline Dodds Pennock chooses Malintzin

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15 minutes of fameRana Mitter chooses Tsiang Tingfu. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historian Fern Riddell

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15 minutes of fameFern Riddell chooses Charley Wilson. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Saint Wilfrid

Anglo-Saxon

15 minutes of fameMarc Morris chooses Saint Wilfrid

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15 minutes of fameHakim Adi chooses Alice Kinloch. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Image of Aina Forbes Bonetta and her husband, James Davies (GettyImages-3318942)

Victorian

15 minutes of fameHannah Cusworth chooses Aina Forbes Bonetta

Head of the Ancient Egyptian Queen Tiye

Ancient Egypt

15 minutes of fameJoyce Tyldesley chooses Queen Tiye

Marie Tharp stands at a table, drawing her map of the Atlantic Ocean's floor

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15 minutes of fameJerry Brotton chooses Marie Tharp. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hildegard of Bingen

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15 minutes of fameJanina Ramirez chooses Hildegard of Bingen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St Hadrian of Canterbury

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15 minutes of fameMichael Wood chooses St Hadrian. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Marguerite de Navarre

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15 minutes of fameSuzannah Lipscomb chooses Marguerite de Navarre. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Baron Franz Nopcsa in Albanian uniform.

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15 minutes of fameTom Holland chooses Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Crowds gather around Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin during his visit to Manchester in July 1961, months after his historic spaceflight.

Cold War

This Russian hero was a global superstar – but fame came at a heavy cost

A promotional graphic for the HistoryExtra Daily Quiz. The image combines several historical scenes, including the entrance to Hampton Court Palace, a section of the Bayeux Tapestry showing the battle of Hastings, and a black-and-white photograph of a woman working in a wartime factory. Bright, semi-transparent blocks of colour and large question marks overlay the collage, while the words "Daily Quiz" appear in bold white text in the bottom-left corner.

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Daily quiz15 September. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A promotional graphic for the HistoryExtra Daily Quiz. The image combines several historical scenes, including the entrance to Hampton Court Palace, a section of the Bayeux Tapestry showing the battle of Hastings, and a black-and-white photograph of a woman working in a wartime factory. Bright, semi-transparent blocks of colour and large question marks overlay the collage, while the words "Daily Quiz" appear in bold white text in the bottom-left corner.

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Daily quiz15 August. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History crossword15 May. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

On This Day

15 July

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History crossword15 January. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

On This Day

15 June

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15 May

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15 April

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15 March

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15 February

A collage of ancient Greek art and mythology. Several marble busts of classical figures—gods and goddesses—appear across the composition, their pale stone faces arranged in overlapping layers. In the foreground, a silver coin shows Athena in profile wearing a crested helmet. At the centre, a colourful painted scene depicts Poseidon holding a trident and riding two hippocamps through stylised waves. To the right, a metallic statue of Hermes stands in a dynamic pose, identifiable by his winged helmet and caduceus. The background blends ocean imagery with classical sculpture, creating a dense, myth‑themed visual montage.

Ancient Greece

Greek gods and goddesses: 15 of the most important deities of ancient Greece

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15 January

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