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Social history

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales during a visit to Tokyo parliament on May 12, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan.

The assassination attempt on King Charles III that almost worked

Emily Davison, photographed a few days before she was fatally injured after stepping in front of the king's horse during the Derby

Emily Davison: the suffragette who stepped in front of the king's horse

Breastfeeding in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Video podcastHow has fear shaped history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Death and mourning in Britain: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From murderous motivations to chivalrous reputationsThe fascinating history of highwaymen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Soviet road trip through 1930s America. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British Army National Service recruits

National Service: here's what you need to know about the history of Brits being conscripted into the Armed Forces

Galileo: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What was life like as a peasant?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The history of museums: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Video podcastHappily ever after? Love and marriage in Austen’s era. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The real Lady Whistledown & the golden age of gossip. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington

Bridgerton: the real history explained

From balls to Bridgerton: a brief history of debutantes and the social season

A surprising history of sex between men. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History Behind the Headlines: student protests down the centuries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Swedish pop group ABBA performs during the Eurovision Song Contest

When was the first Eurovision and who won? Plus 6 facts on the history of the song contest

Video podcastAztec myths. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Inside a Jim Crow asylum. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tituba of Salem, in a 19th-century illustration (Photo by The Granger Collection/Alamy)

General Early Modern

5 things you (probably) didn’t know about the history of witchcraft. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Alan Bates (played by Toby Jones) in the TV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office (Photo by ITV Plc)

The Post Office scandal: the history behind the British institution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Video podcastScandals that shocked Georgian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Death by nostalgia: the curious history of a dangerous emotion. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Video podcastIndian experiences in WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Neanderthal skull and some of the tools used by the Neanderthals. (Photo by Getty Images)

General prehistory

Your guide to Neanderthals, plus 7 fascinating facts

Victorian women gossip at the opera (Photo by Bridgeman Images)

Sex, sadism and sugared death: 8 scandals that rocked Victorian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Slave markets – as shown in this engraving – were a staple of most Roman towns (Image by Alamy)

Ancient Roman slavery: what was life like as an enslaved person?

The Evil May Day Riots of 1517: what happened?

Smash hits: 17th-century style. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.