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How one woman liberated a notorious US slave jail. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Your guide to William and Mary, the only joint sovereigns in British history

Is Queen Henrietta Maria’s rotten reputation deserved?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Leanda de Lisle“Henrietta Maria has been looked at far too much through the male gaze”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

First World War poets: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

15 minutes of fameMarc Morris chooses Saint Wilfrid

Moses Roper: the story of an American fugitive from slavery in Britain

Hannibal: Rome’s greatest nightmare. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why we should remember…Rosalind Franklin’s pioneering scientific career. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Estelle Paranque“Elizabeth I was in charge of her fate. Perhaps that’s why Catherine de Medici despised her”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

My history heroLaura Mvula chooses Thelonious Monk. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

19 key figures of the American Revolution, from royals to revolutionaries

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

Casanova: more than a serial seducer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The armless artist who wowed Queen Victoria. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jean Thurel: the oldest soldier in history?

First World War

Benediction: a case of Sassoon the man v Sassoon the legend

Christine de Pizan: from medieval writer to feminist icon. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

First World War

Poetry and protestWW1 poet Siegfried Sassoon

Who were the rebels of Roman Britain?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Caratacus: Roman Britain’s greatest rebel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why we should remember…How Chanel No 5 revolutionised the beauty business. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWho were the Ladies of Llangollen?

The secrets and lies of Cold War spies

Magellan: daring explorer or doomed failure?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Dudley dynasty: the family behind the Tudors

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