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Our collage shows three generations of the Dudley family

The Dudley dynasty: the family behind the Tudors

An illustration of Colonel Blood

What happened to Colonel Thomas Blood?

Dr DA Henderson examines children’s smallpox vaccination scars in Ethiopia

Why we should remember… Target Zero Day

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Episode 1 Introduction, and a mystery mosaic . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Spain’s tumultuous story . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Medieval childhood: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Floralia, an ancient Roman celebration of fertility and nature that took place around early May

What is the history behind May Day and why do we celebrate it?

The cast of Downton Abbey in front of Highclere Castle. (Image by Alamy)

The upstairs/downstairs world of Downton Abbey: how true to life is it?

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Episode 6 How the pandemic transformed societies . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Group of people in fancy dress at a festival called Kanaval

Zombies of the Caribbean: your guide to zonbi spirits

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Libraries: a book lover’s history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A group of people surround a stone and place their hands on it

Wicca and modern witchcraft: a history

Andy Pandy with his friend Teddy, Television's puppet for the very young. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

BBC at 100 Captivating little citizens

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