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This illustration shows “Boston boys throwing tea into the harbour” on 16 December 1773

The global legacy of the Boston Tea Party . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This illustration shows “Boston boys throwing tea into the harbour” on 16 December 1773

Boston Tea Party: your guide to the protest that ignited a revolution

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Video podcast Medieval manners: social etiquette in the Middle Ages . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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1950s Britain: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Gravestones displaying the names of pets

Pet cemeteries: where have beloved animals been laid to rest through the centuries? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Video podcast Thanksgiving: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

David Tennant returns as the Doctor

Ranked: the best historical episodes of Doctor Who

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The A to B of medieval travel: 8 tips for travelling in the Middle Ages . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

London crowds celebrating the signing of the armistice at the end of the First World War.

First World War

Why poppies are worn, plus 4 more things you need to know about Armistice Day

Vintage photograph of a gentleman from the Victorian era c1880 with a bushy moustache.

General History

A hairy history of the moustache

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Life hacks from history Learn to relax . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Meux & Co. brewery on Tottenham Court Road in c1830

The London Beer Flood of 1814: what happened in the deadly tragedy?

Toy Story, starring cowboy Woody

10 milestones in Disney’s 100-year history

A women with a shocked face next to a calendar with the date of Friday the 13th

Q&A Why is Friday 13th unlucky?

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