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9 astonishing deaths reported in Victorian newspapers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Science fiction and dancing in history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

15 things you didn’t know about fashion in the First World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

6 beds that made history

BBC History Magazine

In pictures: at home in a doll's house

Which century saw the most change?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

First World War

Did the Great War kill God?

The Berlin Wall and the return of Charles II. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWhen were the first coins made?

The Gunpowder Plot and the First World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

5 things beards tell us about history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A brief history of tattoos. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

7 maps that changed history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A brief history of how people communicated in the Middle Ages

History Extra explains... Who was in charge in Ancient Egypt?

Steps in time: Dancing through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWhere was England's first zoo?

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

My history hero: Samuel Pepys (1633-1703). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What did people eat in Ancient Egypt?

Hunting the regicides and the Chartist movement. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&ADid the Italians invent spaghetti?

Second World War

Amazing history pictures: Hitler in disguise

Britain's fight for survival: Fortress Britain 1940. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Heresy: a brief history

Hitler’s jazz band: how the Nazis used swing as propaganda. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

17th-century 'Great British Bake Off' recipes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

Top five hauntings in history

The bloody world of Georgian female boxing. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWhy do we say ‘bite the bullet’?

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