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Weird and wonderful history

England's 8 most amazing castles

What was the werewolf myth in Ancient Rome?

General ancient history

Q&AHow old is the toilet seat?

9 weird and wonderful festivals through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The perils of piety in Tudor England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The golden age of murder: Agatha Christie and the Detection Club. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

Dressed-up fleas, devil butterflies and the Thames whales: the strange ways nature has influenced human history

Heavenly dew: crying in the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Love, health and the weather: 9 things medieval Londoners worried about. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Fit for a queen: 3 medieval recipes enjoyed at English and Scottish royal courts. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Blasphemous Bibles and cannibals at sea: 4 bad days in history

8 weird and wonderful Victorian discoveries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Snail poultices and blood potions: 9 weird medieval medicines

Q&ADid the Thames used to freeze over?

Dormice, ostrich meat and fresh fish: the surprising foods eaten in ancient Rome. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In pictures: strange creatures through history

BBC History Magazine

In pictures: Frames in focus

The Victorians’ grisly fascination with murder. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Amazing inventions and London after dark. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From loincloths to corsets: a brief history of underwear with Horrible Histories’ Greg Jenner. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

9 ways our food shopping habits have changed since 1947. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What did people eat in Ancient Rome?

BBC History Magazine

Sexy shoes: 5 things our footwear has said about us through history

BBC History Magazine

Pleb: a history of the word that sparked ‘plebgate’

Tudor dining: a guide to food and status in the 16th century

Beat the teacher quiz: could you pass Year 7 history?

9 astonishing deaths reported in Victorian newspapers. 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

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

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