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HistoryExtra Masterclass: Tudor Royal Women with Tracy Borman

Tudor Royal Women with Tracy Borman Women at Court . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HistoryExtra Masterclass: Tudor Royal Women with Tracy Borman

Tudor Royal Women with Tracy Borman Queens Regnant . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The battle of Alcatraz, 1946: the most violent escape attempt in the prison’s history

A second-century AD relief showing troops of the Praetorian Guard. Historians are agreed that the Ninth Legion was annihilated; what they can't agree on is where. (Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

What happened to Britain’s lost Roman legion?

A 13th-century fresco showing Isabella of Angouleme, Eleanor of Aquitaine and two squires

Eleanor of Aquitaine: the worst royal mother-in-law?

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John Callow discusses the tragic case of the Bideford witches, the last women in England to be executed for the crime of witchcraft. (Image by Getty Images)

England’s last witches . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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As we approach the 1900th anniversary of the building of Hadrian’s Wall, Rob Collins answers listener questions on the Roman fortification. (Image by Getty Images)

Hadrian’s Wall: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Froissart illustration of Hugh Despenser the Younger's execution by being hanged, drawn and quartered. Despenser is on a ladder, as a man beside him disembowels him and tosses his entrails into a fire

‘Godly butchery’: the horrifying history of hanging, drawing and quartering

A woman slops here chamberpot from a window onto pedestrians in the street below in this woodcut

Were medieval cities really filthy?

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The Normans had a profound influence on Britain – so why do we not speak French?

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General History

A real castle for Christmas: 5 places to explore and stay this festive season

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Islam Issa reveals how terrorists have twisted Shakespeare’s life and work to suit their own ends over the centuries. (Image by Getty Images)

How Shakespeare inspired terrorists . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Shakespeare's house in Stratford-Upon-Avon

Q&A Why was Stratford-upon-Avon a hotbed of Confederate activity?

William Hogarth, seen in a self-portrait with his pug

William Hogarth The satirical artist inspired by the teachings of the Bible

Winston Churchill delivering his famous 'iron curtain' speech at Westminster College

Second World War

8 of Churchill’s greatest speeches