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

What's the state of women's history in 2025?. 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.

Mining history: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From the headless 'Blemmae' to a flesh-eating wolf: a 500-year history of monsters. 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.

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Why is a mythical catfish to blame for earthquakes in Japan?

From dinosaurs to Godzilla: a 15,000-year history of monsters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Greenland, forest fires and presidential power: history behind the headlines. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Extinct animals: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historical anniversariesFebruary

Agony and ecstasy: the lives of mystics. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How medicine became a moneymaker. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Happiness: history of an emotion. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What inspires our love of history? 6 historians give their childhood recollections on what got them started. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Who was the greatest President of the United States in history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Was there a best time to be alive? The pitfalls of looking back for a nostalgic 'golden age'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Women's bodies: an unreliable history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bear fat, false rumps and arsenic makeup: 7 of the most bizarre beauty trends from the past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Who owns Greenland? Why the island's history is more complicated than you think

What is the greatest historical movie of all time?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The best historical movies of all time

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You ask the questionsEverything you wanted to know about...

Secret forceps & pig bladders: medical objects through time. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How the compass became a political weapon. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sex and Christianity: 2,000 years of love and fury. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historical anniversariesJanuary

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Upcoming in 2025: historical anniversaries, exhibitions and television

Shipwrecks: a porthole to the past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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