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A 19th-century painting shows Henry VIII meeting Anne Boleyn, as ladies-in-waiting and courtiers look on (Photo by Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo)

Inside the six wives’ bedchamber: the stories of Tudor ladies-in-waiting . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tituba of Salem, in a 19th-century illustration (Photo by The Granger Collection/Alamy)

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Victorian women gossip at the opera (Photo by Bridgeman Images)

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Replica of Edward VII's love chair, manufactured by Louis Soubrier, a famed cabinetmaker of the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine. (Photo courtesy of M.S. Rau, New Orleans)

From whipping horses to royal love chairs: the lewd yet luxurious history of high-end erotic furniture . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Viking ships arriving in Britain, c1130.

“A Viking wedding involved a bed and eight people”, plus four other facts about the Vikings you might not know… . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Early bicycles (velocipede) invented by Karl von Drais, sometimes known as a 'hobby horse' or 'dandy horse,' with male riders, Paris, France, circa 1818. (Photo by Stock Montage/Getty Images)

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Alice Mitchell stabs her lover, Freda Ward, to death, shown in a contemporary illustration. A court declared that the killing was an act of insanity.

Victorian murder scandals What six killings tell us about women's lives in the 19th century . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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