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Uncontacted peoples: why do nearly 200 groups choose to live outside 'civilisation'?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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In 1756, a young Englishwoman was taken hostage by Barbary pirates. This is her story. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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From krakens to serpents: 5 fearsome sea monsters from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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New Year's Eve, newts and Nessie: a history of British folklore. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Get personal with your poo, like a samurai. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Father Christmas: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Sex, slavery and royal scandal: how Jane Austen's novels exposed a darker side of Georgian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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We often refer to countries as 'female' – so why has history excluded women from nation-building?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The US 'voodoo' scare: why 19th-century racists spread fake news about Haiti. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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From goat eyelids to bread: history's 12 strangest sex toys. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What causes cultures to decline and fall?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why do ‘wicked’ witches wear pointed hats? The real history explained

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Mutilated corpses and undead mothers-in-law: vampire epidemics through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Not 1066 again! Should we ditch our obsession with dates?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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