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Which treasures were lost when Titanic sank, and what did some survivors smuggle onto lifeboats?

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Was the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the US in WW2 justified?

What was life like in a medieval town? A historical A-Z. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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"The best day of my life"A history of VE Day street parties

Public vs private: history behind closed doors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Who were the Illuminati – and how can you join them?

What are the Easter treats known as Biddenden cakes, and who were the Biddenden Maids?

The swordplay’s the thing: Henry VIII's Masters of Defence and the thrilling world of 16th-century fencing. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The profits of slaveryThe dire impact of empire on Britain's countryside. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The true story of Ruth Ellis and the hanging that rocked a nation

Sexuality on trial in colonial America. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

The history of Africa: why we need to look much deeper than slavery and colonisation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"I felt very alone in a world gone horribly mad": the experiences of evacuees in WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Henry III and the Magna Carta that mattered. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Do you know the correct date of Magna Carta? Here’s why you might be wrong

Where does the term redneck come from?

An inferno that claimed 33 lives: the story of a deadly Victorian disaster. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lilian Lenton, the 'Elusive Pimpernel': the courageous and daring suffragette who took direct action. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Was there a best time to be alive? The pitfalls of looking back for a nostalgic 'golden age'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why Schindler’s List remains relevant decades on

13 famous cowboys and gunslingers from the history of the American Wild West

“Leisure was built into the whole shopping experience” | Annie Gray on the history of the high street. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Week six quiz: Victorian life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victorian family life | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Living in sin: unmarried relationships in Victorian Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How to celebrate a Victorian wedding. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How Georgian and Victorian same-sex couples co-opted marital traditions and made them their own. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How gruelling was the Victorian workhouse?

What working-class autobiographies can tell us about the Industrial Revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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