March 2023

Portrait of Katherine Parr

Tudor

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

William Caxton shows off his new press in Westminster to Edward IV in a 19th-century painting (Photo by Artepics / Alamy Stock Photo)

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How William Caxton printed the first-ever book in English. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Passengers and crew leap from the Gloucester after the ship is wrecked in 1682, in a contemporary painting by Johan Danckerts (Image by National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London)

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The sinking of the Gloucester: the shipwreck that rocked Restoration England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabeth II surveys troops in Brisbane, Australia during her 1977 silver jubilee tour. There has been increasing debate about the degree to which documents relating to the royal family should be open to the public (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

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The royal family and their right to privacy: who should have access to the records?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration by Cat O'Neil

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David Ingram: the Tudor sailor who hiked across pre-colonial America. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Victoria

Victorian

Assassinating Queen Victoria: the men who attempted to murder the monarch

An 1812 cartoon by Thomas Rowlandson depicts highwaymen in action in the days when travellers made for easy pickings for criminals (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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Murder and mayhem in Georgian Britain: the scandalous work of Johnson's General History. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A goat pokes its head over the fence at a city farm near Greenland Dock, London, which is still home to the Surrey Docks Farm

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Urban animals: the growth of city farms in 20th-century Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history heroIain Dale chooses Ronald Reagan. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.