Historical people

Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene

Roman

Mary Magdalene: why do people want to believe she was a sinner and prostitute?

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. (Photo by Getty Images)

20th Century

Yuri Gagarin: 8 things you (probably) didn’t know about the first man in space

Our composite image shows Henry II framed by an Arabic arch. Henry claimed he "would sooner accept the errors of Nur-al-Din" than suffer Thomas Becket remaining as archbishop. (Image by Bridgeman/Getty Images)

Medieval

King Henry II: the Muslim monarch of medieval England?

A woman in riding gear breaks out in a grin in the c1860s. "The 'WE are not amused' slogan has tarnished the Victorians for long enough," writes Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones. (Image by Mary Evans Picture Library)

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Smiling Victorians: why it's a myth that our ancestors didn't smile for pictures. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victorian

Why did Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear?

Viking

The truth about Viking berserkers

Portrait of Madam CJ Walker, America's first female millionaire. (Photo courtesy of Madam Walker Family Archives/A'Lelia Bundles)

General Modern

Self Made: the real story of Madam CJ Walker, America’s first black female millionaire

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Anti-suffrage: the women who didn't want the vote. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Christine de Pizan. (Photo by Getty Images)

Medieval

Doctors, playwrights and feminists: meet 6 trailblazing medieval women

A 19th-century depiction of Maharaja Ranjit Singh

Georgian

Who was Maharaja Ranjit Singh?

Magazine

Who is the greatest leader in world history?

Medieval

The (not so) stinky Middle Ages: why medieval people were cleaner than we think

Once he gained control of the entire Roman Empire, Constantine set about an ambitious programme of reform. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Roman

Constantine the Great: the emperor who created Europe

US academic Deborah Lipstadt exults the High Court in London after winning a libel case brought against her by British historian David Irving, 11 April 2000. (Photo by Martyn Hayhow/AFP/Getty Images)

Second World War

Holocaust denial on trial: the story of Irving v Lipstadt

Actress Emmy Goring and her husband Hermann

20th Century

Nazi wives: the women beside Hess, Goebbels, Göring and Himmler

American actresses Frances Dee, Jean Parker, Katharine Hepburn, and Joan Bennett playing the March girls in George Cukor's film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's 'Little Women', 1933. (Photo by RKO Pictures/Courtesy of Getty Images)

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“Fresh and full of soul”: the history of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

20th Century

"A great social experiment”: a brief guide to prohibition

A portrait of Louis XIV in 1701.

Stuart

From musketeers to Macron: 10 remarkable facts about the Sun King, Louis XIV

Ragnar Lothbrok. (Illustration by Georgie Gozem for BBC History Magazine)

Viking

Ragnar Lothbrok: the legend of the immortal Viking and his sons

Einstein on the run

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Einstein on the run: when the brilliant scientist fled to England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Isabella I of Castile. (Photo by PHAS/UIG via Getty Images)

Medieval

Isabella I of Castile: Europe’s greatest queen?

British writer Roald Dahl

Second World War

Roald Dahl11 things you might not know about the children's author

Charles I's great weakness was that he made a strict distinction between his role as king, in which he could not compromise, and his personal role, which was entirely pleasant and courteous, says Sean Lang. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)

Stuart

8 of the nicest kings in history

The murder of Thomas Becket

Medieval

Q&A: What happened to the assassins who killed Thomas Becket?

Ramesses II holding prisoners

Ancient Egypt

Was Ramesses II really that great?

A real Peaky Blinder mug-shot

VictoriangalleryIn pictures: what did the real Peaky Blinders look like?

Emperor Nero and the fire in Rome

Roman

Q&ADid Emperor Nero really play the fiddle while Rome burned?

A 16th-century map showing Magellan's ship

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A voyage from hell: how Magellan’s circumnavigation of the world changed history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victorian

How wild was the Wild West?

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9 eccentric monarchs through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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