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The man, the myth, the murderer: how Robert the Bruce slaughtered his way to the throne. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why are there three lions on the shirts of the English football team?

What was the Cat and Mouse Act? The reason why suffragettes were force-fed

The battle of the Boyne: what happened at the July 1690 clash and why is it commemorated on ‘the Twelfth’?

From the bitter battle of 1832 to the poll that cemented the two-party system: 7 elections that rocked Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

All you need to know about Katherine Parr – the truth about the wife who 'survived'

Katherine ParrWhy Henry VIII's sixth wife was a true firebrand

Suffragettes history facts: 10 things you might not know about the Votes for Women campaigners

Challenging gender in the Victorian Age: the 'masculine' New Woman and 'effeminate' New Man. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jason Okundaye on the Black gay community and its tensions: “The movement has always been a broad church”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Berengaria of Navarre: Richard I’s forgotten queen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From the USA's 'good war' to Britain's 'great hurrah': how is D-Day remembered around the world?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emily Davison: the suffragette who stepped in front of the king's horse

From murderous motivations to chivalrous reputationsThe fascinating history of highwaymen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

National Service: here's what you need to know about the history of Brits being conscripted into the Armed Forces

"Hitler slept through D-Day", plus four other facts about the Normandy Landings you might not know.... This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bridgerton: the real history explained

General History

Where is Bridgerton filmed? 5 places to visit for fans of the popular Netflix period drama

From balls to Bridgerton: a brief history of debutantes and the social season

Inside the six wives' bedchamber: the stories of Tudor ladies-in-waiting. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The second Norman conquest: how William Rufus captured a forgotten kingdom. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Post Office scandal: the history behind the British institution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

He was the court musician who condemned Anne Boleyn: but was Mark Smeaton telling the truth?

Your guide to Thomas Cromwell

Sex, sadism and sugared death: 8 scandals that rocked Victorian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Is Shardlake a true story? The real history behind the Disney+ Tudor murder mystery

Shardlake and disability in Tudor times: seven things you need to know

The Evil May Day Riots of 1517: what happened?

The real history behind Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

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