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North, south, east and west: how ancient civilisations found their bearings before the compass. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Amazing livesHarry Grindell Matthews: the strangely inventive mind behind the aerophone and Death Ray. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

InterviewCharlotte Lydia Riley: “We need to get rid of the idea that Britain was humanitarian in its imperialism. That needs to go”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Amazing livesEmily Anderson: the secret life of Britain's most senior female wartime codebreaker. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Amazing livesThe story of Agent Zo: the fearless female resistance fighter of WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Gulbadan Begum: the Mughal Jane Austen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Should period dramas reflect modern sensibilities?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why was Spencer Perceval assassinated? Inside the killing of a Georgian prime minister

The British empire’s last hurrah? Why an epic celebration of imperialism in 1924 failed to mask a superpower in decline. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The siege of Basing House: how the Civil War was won. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroMarianna Spring chooses Nellie Bly. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dudley Clarke: the spy who hoodwinked Hitler. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval England's political miracle: how the 13th and 14th centuries laid the foundations for modern Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The challenge of writing histories of the British empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on crafting a national narrative“We need a meaningful story for the new generation – our composite union”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Eastern promises: the long and troubled history of Britain's relations with China. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From china cups to letter bombs: how suffragettes got out the message of votes for women. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Kavita Puri's hidden histories: "I wish that there was no need for specialist history months". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historians debate: how do intractable conflicts come to an end?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on the rise of Britain's universities. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From Tudor to Stuart: the succession of 1603. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

War and pieces: 5 games from history that were about much more than fun. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Kavita Puri's hidden histories: "We mustn’t overlook the toll of surfacing traumatic histories". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroNicola Fox chooses Marie Curie. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Britain’s war on the slave ships: how the Royal Navy policed the Atlantic in the 19th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Oliver Cromwell’s postal spies: intercepting letters and codebreaking in the General Post Office. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

“Roman roads turn up so often” | Catherine Fletcher on what the Romans did for European transport networks. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Counter revolution: how the kitchen changed in the 20th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King's justice: raising a grievance in medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

“People have achieved all kinds of crazy things at the age of 18” | Alice Loxton on the teens who've changed British history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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