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Who were the key players in the struggle to succeed Alfred the Great?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Last Kingdom S4 E3 review: moments of introspection remind us of history’s “shared humanity”

British prehistory: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Last Kingdom S4 E1 review: will Alfred’s legacy come tumbling down?

The Last Kingdom S4 E2 review: winds of change and dramatic father-son relations

10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Anglo-Saxons

Who was Edward the Elder? A brief guide to the Anglo-Saxon king

How England rode the Viking storm. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Your guide to King Cnut: the fierce Danish warrior who ruled England

Vikings in Britain: how did raiders and marauders become lords and kings?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Anarchy: how bloody was Stephen and Matilda’s medieval battle for the English crown?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bernard Cornwell on writing historical fiction and his blockbuster series The Last Kingdom: your questions answered. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A brief history of the Vikings

Great Fire of London quiz – how much do you know?

Q&AWhere do the names for days of the week come from?

Adultery, elopement and incest: the scandalous sex lives of the 18th-century Byrons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The scandalous Byrons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Forty-five rebellion: why did it fail?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

VE Day at 75The bitter taste of victory: why May 1945 was not a time of celebration for everyone. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The mistresses of Charles II. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Your guide to the Great Depression

Who were Queen Victoria's children? Everything you need to know about her sons and daughters

The truth about Thomas Cromwell

The spies who inspired Bond. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Julian of Norwich: Janina Ramirez hails 'the female Chaucer'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roman Britain: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Everything you wanted to know about the 1066 Norman invasion and the battle of Hastings – but were afraid to ask

General ancient history

Q&AWhen did Christianity first arrive in Britain?

Richard the Lionheart may not have spoken English – plus 7 more surprising facts

The Black Death and social change. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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