Weird and wonderful history Learn all about weird, yet wonderful, events that happened in history through in-depth history articles, podcasts, video and more… General Modern The price of beauty: the dangerous cosmetics used until the 20th century General History Supernatural stories: 9 unusual British folktales Second World War Germany’s naked truth: the 19th-century nudism movements co-opted by the Nazis Medieval How naughty was the past? The hidden depths of the medieval church Tudor Hold your noses: the smells, sounds and sights of Elizabethan England Second World War How the roller skating craze caught Churchill More weird and wonderful Weird & wonderful Q&As Historians take on questions about bizarre history… Medieval Q&A Were vampires buried with a stake through their heart? Victorian Q&A What was floriography? Georgian Q&A Did Rococo wigs really have mice? Stuart Q&A Did most English pirates really talk with a West Country accent? Hoaxes and hijinks 20th Century Fairies, rabbit births and an ‘ancient’ tiara: what are the greatest historical hoaxes? Georgian 5 Georgian ghost hoaxes Tudor Playing the fool: Tudor jesters Monsters and aliens 20th Century Witches, werewolves and vampires: the Nazi’s quest for the supernatural 20th Century The quest for the Loch Ness Monster General Modern A brief history of UFOs: top 10 sightings & timeline
