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The Islamic enlightenment. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historical fiction and a US murder scandal. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

'Their Finest' and the British films that inspired the home front during the Second World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How the Victorians ruined the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

1660: The year that changed everything. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The nuclear 1980s. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Choppers, burners and boneshakers: the rise of British cycling. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

'Guerrilla' and the real history of British Black Power

BBC History Magazine

In profile: the 2017 Wolfson History Prize shortlist

Q&A: Who invented the ‘QWERTY’ typewriter layout?

America in World War One and a naval tragedy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Female Tommies: women in the First World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What's it like to be a female historian in the 21st century?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

Shortlist announced for 2017 Wolfson History Prize

Ruth Williams Khama: first lady of Botswana

In thrall to the red planet: 5 facts about our view of Mars through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roots: a necessary portrayal of transatlantic slavery?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History of Harrods: a brief guide to the Knightsbridge landmark

Behind the scenes: series one of The Last Kingdom

The weird and wonderful world of Victorian entertainment. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Books interview with Eamon Duffy: "You could call the Reformation the original Brexit". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Circus sensation: PT Barnum's greatest wheezes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vicars on the liquor. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Utopias in history and an environmental disaster. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From bats and brawls to new links between colonies: the origins of Australian cricket. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bribes, gifts and scandal: 7 stories of corruption that shocked Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Postwar occupations and Raleigh bicycles. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Viceroy’s House: the history behind the film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Reformation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From Charles Darwin’s beard to George Eliot’s right hand: 4 famous Victorian bodily quirks. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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