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Still shows Iain De Caestecker as Arthur Pendragon in The Winter King

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How The Winter King brings Arthurian Britain to life

A painting of a partially clothed man (wearing shorts, and an open shirt) reclining on a bed.

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The new radicals: how the Bloomsbury Group transformed British culture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hand placing a coin on a tower.

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An illustration showing protesters dressed as Native Americans emptying the contents of crates of tea from an East India Company ship into Boston harbour

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The brutality behind the Boston Tea Party. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales in 'The Crown' (left) and Princess Diana touring an

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The Crown S6: the real history in the royal drama

Deborah Meaden and Lady Hester Stanhope

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My history heroDeborah Meaden chooses Lady Hester Stanhope. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of George Robert Twelves Hewes

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George Robert Twelves Hewes: the shoemaker who became a patriot

Rufus Kampa as Prince William

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The Crown S6: the challenges of telling the story of living royals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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27 Christmas gift ideas for history lovers

Illustatration of the siege of Syracuse, showing Archimedes' cranes used to destroy Roman ships

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The siege of Syracuse: how Archimedes took on the Romans. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

American suffragettes picket a building

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The global legacy of the Boston Tea Party. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Santa Claus rides in a sleigh overflowing with toys through the night sky. Two reindeer pull him along on his quest to deliver gifts to the children all over the world. Below is a sleepy town in the middle of winter unaware of the visitor above.

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The history of Christmas, plus 10 festive facts you might not know

A colourful illustration showing crusaders storm Jerusalem using a huge siege tower

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The crusade against the odds: how the First Crusade succeeded despite the obstacles. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A dark silhouette appearing behind a door.

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Portrait of Jane Cowan.

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My life in historyHead of conservation at Lincoln Cathedral. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting of Napoleon.

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The many faces of Napoleon. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Napoleon’s mother, Letizia Bonaparte

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Who was Letizia Bonaparte, the mother of Napoleon?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

David Tennant returns as the Doctor

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Ranked: the best historical episodes of Doctor Who

Allies in retreat from Austerlitz

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Austerlitz: how Napoleon crushed the Austro-Russian army

An illustration of pilgrims on horseback.

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The A to B of medieval travel: 8 tips for travelling in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princess Charlotte and Princess Diana

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Charlotte and Diana: the parallel lives of two Princesses of Wales whose deaths sent the nation into mourning

Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales, accompanied by Rufus Kampa as Prince William and Fflyn Edwards as Prince Harry

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“Haunted, in more ways than one”: A historian’s review of The Crown S6, part 1

Charles, Will and Harry from 'The Crown' compared to a real picture of Charles and William.

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The Crown season 6 cast vs their real-life counterparts

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My history heroCommonwealth secretary-general Baroness Scotland chooses Ulric Cross. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This illustration depicts six of Calais’ richest citizens pleading for their lives.

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Medieval Stalingrad: why the siege of Calais was so critical in the Hundred Years' War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A watercolour illustration of Oslo.

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Norse-powered: exploring the history of Oslo. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black and white photo of Adolf Hitler standing by a car and wearing a coat, looking towards the camera.

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How the Munich Beer Hall Putsch set Hitler on his road to power

Watercolour illustration of Istanbul

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Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul: the history of a city of many names. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Sisters in arms: women at war during WW1. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

William of Orange depicted landing in Devon

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