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… Stuart The Pendle witches: what happened in the infamous Lancashire witch trial? General History Q&A Why is Cornwall called Cornwall? General History The hunt for the Abominable Snowman: what’s the history of the Yeti legend? 20th Century 10 scandalous moments in Wimbledon’s history 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 UFO history 10 top sightings and a timeline
