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A man in Victorian dress holding a cane jumps on a beach

Can you guess the meaning of Victorian slang?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Soldiers in the Crimean War

QuizHow much do you know about the Crimean War?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A composite image showing the Edwardians

QuizHow well do you know the Edwardian era?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Helen Chandler, Mayo Methot and George Meeker, 1932.

QuizHow well do you know the silent movie era?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

QuizMatch the dish to the era. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Front door of No 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British prime minister

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QuizBritish prime ministers

QuizMedieval royal succession. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of William Shakespeare

History quiz – language and literature. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Elizabeth II, in March 2022 - the year of her platinum jubilee (Photo by Getty Images)

QuizQueen Elizabeth II and her reign

Aerial view of Piccadilly Circus in London.

London history quizTest your knowledge. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Four castles and palaces in a grid

QuizPalaces and castles: how well do you know royal residences?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A Victorian Christmas card

HistoryExtra's Christmas history quiz

QuizWeird and wonderful history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pumpkins carved into jack o'laterns with candles inside

QuizWhich historic figure should you choose for your Halloween costume?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

QuizHow Much Do You Know About Ancient Greece?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A medieval illustration showing a doctor bleeding a patient

QuizCan you spot the real historical remedies?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Edward II during the coronation ceremony with Queen Isabella in Westminster Abbey.

QuizHow much do you know about medieval kings and queens?

A portrait of William Barnes. The accomplished linguist wanted to adopt a form of English purged of foreign imports

QuizWould you be able to speak in National English?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Roman soldier stands on guard during a re-enaction at Birdoswald Roman fort in Carlisle

QuizHow much do you know about the remains of Roman Britain?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

QuizHow well do you know your warships?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabeth I

QuizHow much do you know about Tudor Queen Elizabeth I?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tutankhamun death mask

QuizTutankhamun: do you know all the boy king’s secrets?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Alcohol is poured away into a New York sewer during the prohibition era, c1920

QuizProhibition: how much do you know about the US ban on booze?

QuizRichard III: how much do you know about the last Plantagenet king?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

French cuirassiers charging a British infantry square at the battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1906). From Cassell's 'Illustrated History of England, Vol. V' (Cassell and Company Limited, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne). Artist P Jazet. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

QuizBattle of Waterloo. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

17th century engraving showing the execution by hanging of four witches. (Photo by Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images)

QuizWould you have been accused of witchcraft?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A depiction of the Norman army, from the Bayeux Tapestry

Battle of Hastings quiz: how much do you know about the 1066 clash?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

QuizHow well do you know Year 9 history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria quiz: how much do you know about the monarch?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Richard III, Queen Victoria and Henry VIII. (Photos by Getty Images)

Monarchy history quiz: test your knowledge of these kings and queens