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Portrait of John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (Lord Lucan), who disappeared in 1974 following a bloody homicide

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The curious case of Lord Lucan + 10 other mysterious disappearances from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Policemen from Scotland Yard patrolling at night

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Real-life Sherlocks: the detectives of Scotland Yard and their curious cases. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector

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Royalists, beards and cowardice: are these the strangest taxes in history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sir Nicholas Winton

Second World War

The 'British Schindler' who saved 669 children from the Nazis

Illustation of a pope

Medieval

How long do popes reign? All you need to know about popes and the papacy

Pope John XVII

Medieval

Has there ever been a married Pope?

Midwives and babies in the sun

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Midwifery and childbirth: a historical A–Z guide. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Cunard liner Lusitania

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How did Britain react to the sinking of the Lusitania?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A family at the seaside in the 1960s.

20th CenturygalleryIn pictures: English life in the 1960s, photographed by Tony Ray-Jones

A stained glass depiction of the nativity.

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The history of the nativity: how much is known about the birth of Jesus?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A statue of Leif Eriksson, Erik the Red's son, who sailed to North America, c1000 AD. (Image by RF/Getty Images)

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Russia, North America and the Middle East: where did the Vikings visit to trade and raid?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Crown of Thorns allegedly worn by Christ during the Passion. It was one of the prized possessions in Notre-Dame Cathedral until April 2019 – when it was rescued by the inferno that gutted the building. (Photo by: Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Father, son and holy goat? The dark side of medieval relics. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Marshal Foch and his accompaniment leaving Compiègne in order to inform the French government in Paris about the Armistice agreement with Germany. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

First World War

Where was the Armistice signed?

Portrait of Henry V

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Q&AWhy is Henry V's portrait in profile?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Figure of Tutankhamun

Ancient EgyptgalleryIn pictures: the glittering treasures of Tutankhamun

Simon the cat

General Modern

10 top cats in history

Photo of a gramophone

General Modern

Q&AWho do we say 'put a sock in it'?

Scores of people milled about the entrance to the Stock Exchange on 24 October 1929, as the market went through the greatest shake up in its history. It was a light tremor heralding the earthquake to come. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

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The Wall Street Crash: the day the bubble burst. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Being invited to become a 'guest' of the Tower of London in medieval England meant, more often than not, that you would soon be food for the crows. (Image by Getty Images/RM Creative)

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10 historical haunted sites across Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen of hearts: When Catherine's husband Tsar Peter III alienated his people, they instead turned to his wife, and she was proclaimed the rightful ruler.

General Early Modern

Catherine the Great: your guide to the famed Empress of Russia

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A visit to the Churchill War Rooms, London. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of pirate John Ward

Elizabethan

Pirate John Ward: the real Captain Jack Sparrow

20th Century

The trial of Lady Chatterley’s Lover: how the 'obscene' book caused a moral storm

The cast of Downton Abbey in front of Highclere Castle

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Downstairs in Downton: a guide to the life of an Edwardian servant. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Q&AHow did Area 51 become associated with aliens?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Highclere Castle

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The secrets of Downton Abbey’s Highclere Castle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ramesses II holding prisoners

Ancient Egypt

Was Ramesses II really that great?

Baked loves of bread

Medieval

Q&AWhy are there 13 items in a Baker's Dozen?

Ballerina Margot Fonteyn in a tutu

Victorian

Q&AWho invented the tutu?

A dinner scene from Downton Abbey, with large candlesticks on the table

Edwardian

Could you survive an Edwardian dinner party?

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