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BBC Two's 'Gods of Tennis', with a collage of 1970s/80s tennis players
Period

History TV and radio in the UK: what’s on our screens this week?

India Amarteifio as Young Queen Charlotte, Corey Mylchreest as Young King George in episode 3 of 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'.
Georgian

Quiz Could You Make It Through A London Season In The Regency Era?

Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Georgian

The real story of Bridgerton’s Queen Charlotte: from glittering courts to tragic decline

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Georgian

Was the Regency era a good time to be a woman? The truth not seen in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

India Amarteifio as young Queen Charlotte in episode 1 of 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'.
Georgian

Royal enlightenment The intellectual life of Queen Charlotte

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Thomas Seymour (Tom Cullen) and Katherine Parr (Jessica Raine) in Becoming Elizabeth
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Watch this The best historical movies and TV series streaming now

Bamburgh Castle is an imposing coastal fortress in North-East England
General History

Bamburgh Castle: The Real Bebbanburg of The Last Kingdom

A bloodied Uhtred of Bebbanburg in Seven Kings Must Die
Anglo-Saxon

Seven Kings Must Die ending explained: what next for England?

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Uhtred of Bebbanburg in Seven Kings Must Die
Anglo-Saxon

Seven Kings Must Die: the real history behind the Last Kingdom movie

Alexander Dreymon as Uhtred of Bebbanburg in Seven Kings Must Die
Anglo-Saxon

Seven Kings Must Die What to expect from the Last Kingdom movie

27th April 1946: Miners and steelworkers in Tredegar pay the Workmen's Medical Aid Society twopence out of every pound they earn to go towards their medical, dental and optical services. A nurse bends over a small boy to see to his injuries. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4062 - Where Bevan Got His National Health Plan - pub. 1946
General History

Upcoming in 2023: historical anniversaries, exhibitions & television

Amy James-Kelly as Anne Boleyn (right) in Netflix's Blood, Sex & Royalty.
Tudor

Anne Boleyn’s voice: lost to the past, or louder than ever?

A colourised photomontage depicts a young woman on her deathbed in 1858. The “fasting girls” phenomenon of the 
19th century resulted in similar scenes being played out in British and American homes. (Photo by Gado/Getty Images)
Victorian

Hidden lives Victorian fasting girls

Tony Blair (Bertie Carvel) and Cherie Blair (Lydia Leonard) in 'The Crown'
20th Century

The Crown S5 E10 real history: the HMY Britannia‘s final voyage, and a political landslide

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