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Myths and legends

Alexander Skarsgård stars as Amleth in The Northman (Photo by Aidan Monaghan / © 2021 Focus Features, LLC)
Viking

The Northman How the real Viking prince Amleth inspired Shakespeare

The Trojan Horse is pulled in the city of Troy
Ancient Greece

Q&A What is the Trojan Horse and why do we say ‘Beware the Greeks bearing gifts’?

The Resurrection of Jesus
Medieval

Eggs, bunnies and Jesus Christ: the history and origins of Easter

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Ancient Greece

The real Amazons: how the legendary warrior women inspired fighters, feminists and Wonder Woman

A late 16th century portrait of Anne Boleyn (c.1500-1536)
Tudor

Q&A Did Anne Boleyn have six fingers on one hand?

Illustration of folkloric beings
General History

A history of Britain’s folklore

Freydis Eiriksdottir in Vikings Valhalla
Viking

Was Freydís Eiríksdóttir a hero or a deranged murderess?

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The supernatural interests of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Greek myths: everything you wanted to know 

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An Etruscan scarab made of Carmelite featuring a winged Daidalos
Ancient Greece

The mythical genius of Daidalos, the first polymath

A man goes into a village at night on the eve of Samhain
Medieval

What is the history behind the Celtic festival of Samhain and what does it have to do with Halloween?

A mermaid combing her hair
General Early Modern

Tails from the deep: separating the real folklore of mermaids from Disney stories

A depiction of folk figure Dick Whittington
Medieval

Dick Whittington, the Loch Ness Monster and a talking mongoose: 8 mythical figures of British history

The fabled ‘Vegetable Lamb of Tartary’ was a plant said to grow sheep as its fruit.
Medieval

Q&A What was the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary?

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