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Ancient

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Medusa: What Was a Gorgon?

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7 Things Named After Julius Caesar (and 2 That Aren’t)

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How Alexander’s the Great’s Secretary Reached the Brink of Ancient Power

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How an Ancient Greek King Invaded Asia to Reclaim his Ancestors’ Empire

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15 More Key Figures in the Wars of the Successors

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Unleashing Fury: Boudica, The Warrior Queen

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What Records Do We Have of the Roman Fleet in Britain?

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How Gaius Marius Saved Rome From the Cimbri

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The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons

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What Impact Did Jackie Kennedy Have as First Lady?

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Pax Romana: Rome’s Golden Age

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Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

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How Climate and the Natural World Have Shaped Civilisations Across Time

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Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage

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Roman Roads: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past

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Book of the Month: 2022 Round-Up

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Medieval

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The Peasants’ Revolt: Rise of the Rebels

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10 Facts About the Battle of Shrewsbury

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5 of Our Top Podcasts About the Norman Conquest of 1066

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5 of Our Top Documentaries About the Norman Conquest of 1066

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12 Causes of the Viking Age

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10 Myths About the Viking Age

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The Charter of the Forest: England’s Longest-Held Legislation

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What Is the Meaning and Origin of ‘Time Immemorial’?

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Early Modern

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A Timeline of Feudal Japan’s ‘Nanban’ Trade with Europeans

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What Was the Monteagle Letter’s Role in The Gunpowder Plot’s Downfall?

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10 Facts About Thomas Cromwell

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How Sir Walter Raleigh Fell From Grace

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The 8 Most Important Gods and Goddesses of the Aztec Empire

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12 of the Most Important Tudor Women

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Who Played Tudor Football, Where It Was Played, and What Were the ‘Rules’?

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Who was Anne of Cleves?

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Historical Galleries

Geronimo: A Life in Pictures

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Before the Wright Brothers: History’s Early Flying Machines

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Iron Age Brochs of Scotland

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The Life of Queen Elizabeth II in Pictures

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Inside the Space Shuttle

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The Moon Landing in Pictures

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Then & Now: Photos of Historic Landmarks Through Time

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British Stamps: A History in Pictures

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Katherine Johnson – A Life in Quotes

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10 Photos That Changed the World

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Who Built the Nazca Lines and Why?

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John F. Kennedy: His Life in Pictures

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The Olmec Colossal Heads

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Pictish Stones: The Last Evidence of an Ancient Scottish People

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‘Painted People’: Who Were the Picts?

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Enola Gay: The B-29 Airplane That Changed the World

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7 of the Strangest Cars Ever Invented

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10 Eerie Underwater Photos of the Titanic Wreck

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Lost Cities: A Victorian Explorer’s Photos of Old Maya Ruins

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10 of the Most Spectacular Paintings from the British Royal Collection

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Lost in Antarctica: Photos of Shackleton’s Ill-Fated Ross Sea Party

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After the Fighting Stops: Women and the Unseen Wounds of War

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In Photos: What Happened at Chernobyl?

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Revolutions

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1848: The Year of Revolutions

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What Prompted the Boston Tea Party?

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10 Facts About Napoleon Bonaparte

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Napoleon Bonaparte – Founder of Modern European Unification?

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How did Napoleon Bonaparte Rise to Power in 1799?

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Why Was 2 December Such a Special Day for Napoleon?

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How Did James Gillray Attack Napoleon as the ‘Little Corporal’?

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10 Facts About the Napoleonic Wars

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20th Century

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10 Myths About Winston Churchill

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How Did 3 People Seemingly Escape From Alcatraz?

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15 Quotes by Nelson Mandela

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Henry Kissinger: Statesman and Diplomatic Luminary

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JFK’s Assassination: The Leading Conspiracy Theories

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JFK’s Assassination: What Prompted The Conspiracy Theories?

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The Legend of The Loch Ness Monster

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Pablo Escobar: The Rise and Fall of the ‘King of Cocaine’

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Discoveries and Exploration

8 Crucial Inventions of the American Industrial Revolution

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Was George Mallory Actually the First Man to Climb Everest?

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6 Sumerian Inventions That Changed the World

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Chanel No 5: The Story Behind the Icon

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10 Facts About Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z

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6 Facts About Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour

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Scott vs Amundsen: Who Won the Race to the South Pole?

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Hiram Bingham III and the Forgotten Inca City of Machu Picchu

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Historical Mysteries

Flannan Isle Mystery: When Three Lighthouse Keepers Vanished Forever

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The Mystery of the Lost Roanoke Colony

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The Most Famous Lost Shipwrecks Yet to be Discovered

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Genghis Khan: The Mystery of His Lost Tomb

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What Happened to the Lost Village of Imber?

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What Messages Are Hidden in the Armada Portraits of Elizabeth I?

Culture

Who Were the Princes in the Tower?

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A Timeline of Feudal Japan’s ‘Nanban’ Trade with Europeans

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Legends and Outlaws

How Al Capone became one of the world’s most notorious gangsters

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10 Facts About Ching Shih, China’s Pirate Queen

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10 of the Most Famous Female Pirates in History

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10 Famous Outlaws of The Wild West

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The Wild West’s Most Wanted: 10 Facts About Billy the Kid

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10 Facts About Calamity Jane

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10 Facts About Viking Warrior Ivar the Boneless

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6 of the Most Notorious Female Mobsters in History

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