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In pictures: The photographs of William Henry Fox Talbot

7 ways to say “I love you” in medieval Europe

The Duke of Wellington and his ‘Dearest Georgy’. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The impact of war and a zoological institution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

James Sadler: From pastry cook to first English aeronaut. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Who were 'Stella' and 'Fanny'?

Q&AWhy do we say ‘Gordon Bennett’?

5 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Dark Ages

"The idea that pharaohs were worshipped as all-powerful gods is just plain silly": John Romer on the truth about ancient Egypt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Love, sex and marriage in ancient Egypt

When Britons were slaves in Africa

6 strange newspaper stories that shocked Victorian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

FeatureFive facts about Roman insulae

The big questions of the Holocaust. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ada Nield Chew: England’s forgotten suffragist. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Festive QI facts: 8 things you (probably) didn’t know about the history of Christmas

A handbook to shopping in ancient Rome. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

10 historical turning points for modern India. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Famine and freedom: how the Second World War ignited India. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Corner shops and Russian ballet. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General History

The big questionWhy did the west dominate history for so long?

Persuading the people: British propaganda in the Second World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What religion was practised by the people of Lithuania before their conversion to Christianity in the 14th century?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General History

Q&AWhy are kissing gates so called and what is their significance as entrances to graveyards?

First World War

What is the origin of the phrase 'to blow smoke up someone's arse'?

Soviet science and feeding Britain at war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

Who was the first ever teenage heartthrob?

Black British history and Charles I’s children. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AHow and when did the medieval period get its name?

Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow

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