Weird and wonderful history
Learn all about weird, yet wonderful, events that happened in history through in-depth history articles, podcasts, video and more…
The price of beauty: the dangerous cosmetics used until the 20th century
Supernatural stories: 9 unusual British folktales. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Germany’s naked truth: the 19th-century nudism movements co-opted by the Nazis
How naughty was the past? The hidden depths of the medieval church
Hold your noses: the smells, sounds and sights of Elizabethan England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
How the roller skating craze caught Churchill. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Weird & wonderful Q&As
Historians take on questions about bizarre history…
Would you eat an Egyptian mummy? Here's why the Victorians did exactly that
Fooling around in front of royalty: the extraordinary escapades of Europe's female jesters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Sexual pleasure and smear campaigns: spreading fear and loathing during the Cold War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Why did Henry VIII boil his cook alive? 17 grisly tales from Tudor England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Hoaxes and hijinks
Fairies, rabbit births and an 'ancient' tiara: what are the greatest historical hoaxes?
5 Georgian ghost hoaxes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Playing the fool: Tudor jesters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Monsters and aliens
Witches, werewolves and vampires: the Nazi's quest for the supernatural
The quest for the Loch Ness Monster. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
