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The death of Adolf Hitler. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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David Attenborough and the evolution of nature documentaries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 19th-century print shows sailors in a small boat harpooning a whale beside a sailing ship. The whale thrashes in the waves as spouts of water rise from its back.

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“It was the greatest act of violence for 66 million years”: why the modern world was born of bloodshed. 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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The REAL history behind 'All Creatures Great and Small'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Author/veterinarian Dr. James Alfred Wight (pen name James Herriot) holding up a black cat that he is examining at his veterinary surgery. (Photo by Ian Cook/Getty Images)

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Who was the real James Herriot?The true story behind All Creatures Great and Small

A dramatic black-and-white close-up of a horse’s face, focusing tightly on one eye. Light catches the eye and surrounding hairs while much of the animal’s face and the background remain in deep shadow.

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Medieval warhorses: 5 moments horsepower changed the course of history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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"Dog poo was valuable": 5 things you (probably) didn't know about dogs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Japanese woodblock print, c1855, depicting the mythological giant catfish Namazu, and the god Takemikazuchi subduing it with the kaname-ishi stone (Photo by Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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

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How pigs caused a stink in medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pigs in the medieval city. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Visitors promenade alongside a lake with Surrey Zoological Gardens in the background, 1844 (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Victorian zoosAnimal attraction in the 19th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Manchester dog show, c1909

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The race to identify all living creatures. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Video podcastBeastly Victorians: preventing animal cruelty in the 19th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Beastly Victorians: preventing animal cruelty in the 19th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Beastly Victorians. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Cat crazy: the Victorian mania for moggies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jonah being devoured by a whale

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QuizMedieval manuscript animals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A horse ambulance in the 19th century, and (inset, above) an advert for an RSPCA fund for horses. The number of beasts of burden working in cities rose rapidly in the Victorian era. (Photo by Alamy)

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Beastly Victorians: the 19th-century fight for animal rights. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Close up of grey and red squirrels in autumn

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Britain’s squirrel wars: the 150-year battle between reds and greys. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ravenmaster Chris Skaife at the Tower of London with a Raven

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What's it like to be Ravenmaster at the Tower of London?

A photo of a giant tortoise, with branches in the background.

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9 extinct animals you should know about

Gravestones displaying the names of pets

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Pet cemeteries: where have beloved animals been laid to rest through the centuries?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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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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Parachuting monkeys & volcanic eruptions: an extraordinary Victorian zoo. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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City of fur and feather: the animals of medieval London. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St George lances a dragon

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Tips from historyHow do you really kill a dragon?

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