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The Great Unrest: what caused the industrial action of 1911–14?
General Modern
Britain’s century of strikes: the history behind today’s industrial action
Victorian
A brief history of Boxing Day
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20th Century
Divided they fell: how war, revolution and sectarianism led to the end of the Ottoman empire
20th Century
Forbidden dances and deadly marathons: 5 facts about the history of dancing
Medieval
How to host a medieval Christmas
21st Century
2022: The historians’ view
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Did Charles Dickens invent Christmas as we know it today?
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The Great Fire of London never happened?
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The dark side of ancient Egypt
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Why do we kiss under the mistletoe?
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How Georgian and Victorian same-sex couples co-opted marital traditions and made them their own
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The Irish across the globe
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