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Digital photo collage depicting a cluster of wild bolete mushrooms, with a black-and-white portrait of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin superimposed onto the stem of the central, largest mushroom

20th Century

Why did Lenin turn into a mushroom? Inside the bizarre prank that fooled Soviet Russia

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Before pumpkins, they carved WHAT? The history behind Halloween’s traditions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why we believe in the supernatural. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Is Elizabeth Báthory the most prolific serial killer in history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What if Robin Hood wasn't the hero we remember?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A group of medieval Lewis chessmen carved from ivory, depicting solemn-faced warriors and other figures wearing helmets and holding swords and shields.

Viking

The Vikings had a terrifying myth about the end of the world. Was it inspired by a real deadly disaster?

Illustration of a viking king and solider

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This Viking ruler begged to be dismembered – but his rival had something far worse in mind. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A stained-glass window depicting a medieval figure in St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney.

Viking

This Viking warlord had a magical banner that promised victory. But it had a secret curse

A medieval nautical map illustration depicting a ruler or figure in a tall hat and blue cloak, surrounded by walled cities, flags, and red rhumb lines

Medieval

This medieval king ruled a vast empire and inspired the pope. He also didn't exist

Architectural reconstruction illustration of the grand Temple of Artemis at Ephesus with imposing marble columns, sculptured pediment, steps, and small figures gathered in the courtyard

Ancient Greece

It was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – so why was it destroyed three times?

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Ancient explosives and the philosopher's stone: a history of alchemy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 4The Odyssey’s forgotten epilogue. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A faded color photograph on a scrapbook page shows the Great Sphinx of Giza in warm sunlight, with pyramids visible behind it under a blue sky

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Episode 6Was the Great Sphinx built by a lost civilisation?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A vintage-looking photograph on a scrapbook page shows a bright, comet-like object streaking across a star-filled night sky above an orange-lit forest reflected in water

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Episode 5Did an alien spacecraft crash-land in Russia?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A weathered scrapbook page displays an old black-and-white illustration of a crowned pope holding a staff, printed over faded calendar or newspaper text

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Episode 4Did 300 years of history never happen at all?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A worn scrapbook page holds four black-and-white portraits of a young man with a mop-top haircut. The lower-right portrait is emphasized with a hand-drawn red circle

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Episode 3Was Paul McCartney replaced by an imposter?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2Do Jesus’s descendants live among us?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2Gods and monsters: the hidden stories of the Odyssey. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Victoria in a blue dress and white lace veil superimposed over a dim cobblestone alley, where a shadowy figure walks beneath glowing streetlights. The composition appears on an aged photograph lying among worn papers

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Episode 1Was Jack the Ripper Queen Victoria's grandson?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustrated scene shows a person standing in front of a wall covered with pinned photos, maps, drawings, and notes connected by red string. The items include a house sketch, a marked map, a grave symbol, a sword, and a chalk body outline. Papers are scattered on the desk and floor, along with a skull and a box of bones. A red desk lamp lights the cluttered workspace, which also includes a filing cabinet and a table, creating the look of a detective piecing together clues.

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From Jack the Ripper to the Princes in the Tower: these are history's 8 biggest mysteries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A large historic plantation-style house sits among tall oak trees draped with Spanish moss. The house has a wide front porch with ornate wrought‑iron railings, green shutters, and several dormer windows on the roof. A garden pathway leads to the front steps, bordered by manicured plants and shaded by the surrounding trees.

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I visited one of America’s “most haunted” historical sites. What I found there astonished me. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Inside the Maya storyworld. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A large ancient Greek red‑figure krater with two painted scenes. On one side, three standing figures appear in a mythological moment, including one drawing a bow. On the other, three figures are shown indoors, with one reclining on a couch and another standing beside them. The vessel is decorated with geometric and floral borders.

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I'm an expert on ancient Greece – here's what you need to know before you watch The Odyssey. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

After 20 years away, Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca. In one of the Odyssey's most dramatic scenes, he reveals his identity by stringing his great bow before turning it on the suitors who have overrun his household, bringing his long journey to a violent and decisive end | Credit: Getty Images

General ancient history

Is the Odyssey the first historical novel? How Homer recreated a world of gods and monsters

This ancient Greek vase depicts one of the most famous episodes in The Odyssey: Odysseus and his men blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus after becoming trapped in his cave | Credit: Getty Images

Ancient Greece

How the Odyssey's Cyclops became the ancient Greeks' worst nightmare

The fall of Troy marks the end of the decade-long war described in Homer's Iliad, but it is only the beginning of The Odyssey | Credit: Getty Images

Ancient Greece

Did the Trojan War really happen? Here's why even Odyssey experts can't agree

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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Historian reacts to the most painful part of The Odyssey trailer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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From a clairvoyant chicken to a fake Shakespeare: 8 hoaxes that fooled Georgian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A mixed group of men and women in early‑20th‑century clothing gather around a table set with dishes, with a bearded man seated at the centre of the group.

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Did Rasputin really bring down the Tsars? The truth behind the dark legend of the Russian mystic. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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