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Social History
MembershipaudioAn African king in the Roman empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioEveryday life in a slave trading town. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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MembershipaudioThe stolen Native Americans who shaped US history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Kings and Queens
Alexander the Great's empire crumbled into chaos after his death. How did it fall apart so quickly?
Ancient Rome's founding fathers: the extraordinary stories of the city's first kings
What made Churchill such a great leader? We asked one of Britain's leading CEOs
MembershipaudioHow Henry VII seized – and kept – the crown. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Women's History
From magic spells to dirty graffiti: 16 surprising facts about sex in the classical world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioFrom plague 'searchers' to strawberry birthmarks: a history of women's bodies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
"No votes, no golf!": how the suffragettes made sport a political battlefield. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioThe pioneering surgeon who stood up to Rasputin. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Weird and wonderful
Would you eat an Egyptian mummy? Here's why the Victorians did exactly that
Fooling around in front of royalty: the extraordinary escapades of Europe's female jesters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Sexual pleasure and smear campaigns: spreading fear and loathing during the Cold War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Why did Henry VIII boil his cook alive? 17 grisly tales from Tudor England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
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TV and Radio
“I wouldn’t recommend anyone attempt Everest”: Tenzing director Jennifer Peedom on Everest queues, reclaiming lost narratives and dropping Loki into a crevasse
MembershipvideoI tried on THE dress from Pride and Prejudice. Here's how it felt
We asked Hugh Jackman what it was like to play Robin Hood – and his answer was surprisingly dark
