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A composite image of an ancient Egyptian cat statue against a red hieroglyphic backdrop.

Ancient Egypt

Did the ancient Egyptians really love cats? The dark truth might break your heart

A composite image of a dodo in front of a sea and a lighthouse in the background.

Victorian

How Tibbles the cat single-handedly caused a Victorian-era extinction

An illustration of the Icelandic Yule Cat

General History

The child-eating Christmas Yule Cat: what are the origins of this Icelandic folklore?

Illustration shows force-feeding of suffragettes

Edwardian

What was the Cat and Mouse Act? The reason why suffragettes were force-fed

A 1793 etching by Thomas Rowlandson shows a person in bed with bugs covering their bare behind.

General History

Roasted cats and acid: 5 ways our ancestors tried to get rid of bedbugs

Nineteenth century engraving depicting raining cats and dogs

General Early Modern

Q&AWhy do we say 'raining cats and dogs'?

Cat got your tongue? It certainly seems to be the case with this surprised tabby

General Modern

Why do we say 'cat got your tongue'?

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The rise of the cat burglar. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Louis Wain, c1900, with one of his pet cats. Photo by Ernest H. Mills/Getty Images)

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Louis Wain: the cat-loving artist who forever changed the way that we see our feline friends. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A German sailor signals Bismarck during manoeuvres in the western Atlantic, some time before the British gave chase. The maimed battleship sank below the waves on 27 May 1941

Second World War

The sinking of the Bismarck: a cat and mouse chase across the Atlantic

Simon the cat

General Modern

10 top cats in history

Portrait of black cat – unlucky for some? (Photo by Getty Images)

Medieval

Q&AWhy are black cats unlucky?

Ancient Egypt

Q&AWhy were cats so important in Ancient Egypt?

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General History

Weekly crossword6 November

Detail from the Bayeux Tapestry showing townspeople pointing towards Halley’s Comet, which appeared in the sky in 1066.

Medieval

The Bayeux Tapestry has returned to the UK – and this is how you can see it

A military pilot seated inside an aircraft with a Nato emblem overlaid across the image.

Cold War

Nato is in crisis. Can history predict what happens next?

Mt Rushmore in front of an American flag background.

General History

Can a US president run for a third term? The unexpected history of the two-term limit

A medieval manuscript illustration showing a mule being led forward

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What can you do with a medieval ass? Here are 9 uses that are bound to surprise you. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A medieval illustration of a person ploughing a field with two oxen. The oxen are harnessed in a pair, pulling a large wooden plough with a single wheel. The background is painted in warm yellow and orange tones, giving the scene a simple, stylised look.

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How did the Anglo-Saxons triumph in Britain? You can blame it on the Romans. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of a fashionable gentleman from the reign of George III standing on a country path. He wears a long red coat, tan breeches, polished black riding boots, a black hat and a white cravat, with one hand in his pocket and a walking cane in the other.

Georgian

Instead of marrying their lovers, these men adopted them. Can you guess why?

A pair of glasses with light brown and yellow frames and pink lenses. Below them is a reflected shadow of the same pair of glasses, against a beige background

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From Stranger Things to communist cars: why we can't resist nostalgia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

'The Cricket on the Hearth' published in 1845 by Charles Dickens. (Image by Getty)

Period

Cats in history: 3 curious tributes

A close-up view of a printed map of the United States. A small American flag pin sits in the centre of the country, surrounded by several red location markers placed across western, central, and eastern regions. Visible map labels include “United States,” “Colorado Plateau,” “Oklahoma City,” “Dallas,” “Lake Huron,” “Lake Erie,” “Indianapolis,” and “Appalachian.” The image emphasises geographic points of interest across the country.

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From LA glitz to Indy's legendary car races: which city is the true epicentre of American sport?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General History

QuizCan you place these 25 historical events in order?

The ‘Eye of Providence’, a symbol linked to the Illuminati, stares out from the reverse side of all US one-dollar bills

Georgian

Who were the Illuminati – and how can you join them?

A visitor looks at the Bayeux Tapestry

Medieval

The Bayeux Tapestry is finally coming home to Britain – and you can see it next year

Fess Parker, an American actor, as Davy Crockett

Georgian

The man in the coonskin cap: your guide to Davy Crockett

A man dressed in a plain white button up shirt and black trousers stands in front of a row shelving with his arms behind his back

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"I can lose myself for hours in a hypnotic trance": why we should all spend more time in archives. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King Lear

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QuizHistorical misconceptions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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