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The New Bath Guide

Postwar squatters: a very British uprising. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Grant's exploding cigar

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The Devil's Dictionary

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The bravest of the brave

What are the origins of the British taste for black pepper?

Ye Olde Travel Guide: Samarkand 1404. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A cure for flu?

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Playing the part of queen for the day

The A to Z of royal weddings with Tracy Borman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

5 of the worst smells in medieval London

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What are the origins of the word ‘Blighty’ when used to describe Great Britain?

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From pop to politics, the ancient world is here to stay

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'Miracle' cures

Britain’s slaves in Latin America. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The LibraryThe Elizabethan big society. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mystery and drama with the Romans and the Elizabethans. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Latin American slavery and historical hair. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance

General History

Were enslaved people in America ever paid for their work?

My history hero: Douglas Bader (1910–82)

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Aristocracy: A Very Short Introduction

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Women don’t always change channel when the bombs begin to fall

A mother's love: tokens left with London's foundling babies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Coolidge Effect

Where the Black Death happened: 9 places connected to the plague. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Barbary pirates: kidnapped in Iceland. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

At the edge of reason: shaving and razors in 18th-century Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The NASA Space Pen

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School history: the hidden success story

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