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Gothic wonder: 5 spectacular buildings of medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History explorer: Life in the Victorian workhouse. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Selfridges: 7 things you (probably) didn’t know about the department store

In picturesVictorian Valentine's Cards

Amazing inventions and London after dark. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Love and marriage in Tudor England

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn: Suzannah Lipscomb dispels myths about the lovers who changed history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Living through the Crusades: 3 poems and songs that reveal how medieval people felt about the holy war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&ADid Henry VIII have any illegitimate male offspring?

Waking up with Plato: the history of our morning routine. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Britain in 1945: Life in the shadow of victory. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Anita Anand on Sophia Duleep Singh: goddaughter of Queen Victoria and prominent campaigner for women’s rights. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

‘Bite-sized’ history textbooks accused of ‘dumbing down’ the subject: should we be worried?

Debating British monarchy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

9 ways our food shopping habits have changed since 1947. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Books interview with John Guy: "Henry VIII had a mindset that you might associate with Stalin or Mao". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

First World War

History heroKate Mosse chooses Edith Cavell (1865–1915)

History explorer: Stephen and Matilda's fight for the throne. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWhen was the last armed revolt in Britain?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Cromwell enigma: Hilary Mantel and Diarmaid MacCulloch on Wolf Hall's complex hero. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AHow many executions was Henry VIII responsible for?

The year when fear of Napoleon stalked the land. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Revealed: Racton Man was Bronze Age warrior chief

Victorian Christmas: 3 recipes to try at home. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mary I: a highly impressive queen cut off in her prime

The phantom menace: 10 milestones in science fiction. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pistols at dawn: duelling in the Victorian age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Who was the real Edward VI?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History Explorer: Life in the Bronze Age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

Pleb: a history of the word that sparked ‘plebgate’

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