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Amazing livesRobert Wedderburn: the ‘notorious firebrand’ who campaigned against slavery. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Liquor, loot and death on the high seas: 5 things you (probably) didn't know about the history of pirates. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"Tyrant, traitor, murderer and public enemy": was Charles I really that bad?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The final mystery of Richard III: how 21st-century science cracked a 500-year-old cold case. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What are the Easter treats known as Biddenden cakes, and who were the Biddenden Maids?

Trump's tariffs: “They are dramatic only if you have a short historical memory”

The radio revolution: how Britain found its frequency. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The triumph of the Anglo-Saxons: how the kingdom of Mercia powered the rise of England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A medieval mystery: the green-coloured children found in an English village. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Did Ronald Reagan 'Make America Great Again'?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How Queen Victoria's aunt broke free of an abusive marriage. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on an astonishing Hindu pilgrimage. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroJames Coomarasamy chooses Andrei Sakharov. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The profits of slaveryThe dire impact of empire on Britain's countryside. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Victorians’ cocaine habit: why 19th-century Britain couldn't get enough of the 'miracle' drug. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The conversationWhat does history say about the climate crisis?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why sex was a sin. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Five shocking tales from Britain’s royal palaces. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winston Churchill: is he still the greatest Briton in history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Black America on British airwaves. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

“In times of political volatility, it’s more vital than ever that we tell women’s stories” | 3 historians on the state of women's history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A history of happiness: 5 life lessons from the past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The murder of James III: who killed the king of Scots?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The true story of Ruth Ellis and the hanging that rocked a nation

My history heroJoan Armatrading chooses Charles Dickens. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"Dog poo was valuable": 5 things you (probably) didn't know about dogs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ptolemy XII: Cleopatra's father from hell. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Fingers, frogs and fairies: the fashion for fortune telling in the 15th and 16th centuries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The history of Africa: why we need to look much deeper than slavery and colonisation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The rise of the Nazis and the importance of heeding warnings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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