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In the AD 40s, the British king Caratacus led a huge revolt against Rome's occupying army. (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Caratacus: Roman Britain’s greatest rebel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, better known to history as the Ladies of Llangollen

Q&AWho were the Ladies of Llangollen?

Our collage shows three generations of the Dudley family

The Dudley dynasty: the family behind the Tudors

An illustration of Colonel Blood

What happened to Colonel Thomas Blood?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 1Introduction, and a mystery mosaic. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of Queen Matilda of Boulogne, by Eleanor Shakespeare

Matilda of Boulogne: Norman England’s warrior queen

General History

Britain’s lost towns and villages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra's Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman

HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy BormanVictorians to Windsors (1837–2022). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra's Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman

HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy BormanTudors and Stuarts (1485–1649). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra's Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman

HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy BormanThe Plantagenets (1216–1485). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HistoryExtra's Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman

HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy BormanHastings to Magna Carta (1066–1215). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Floralia, an ancient Roman celebration of fertility and nature that took place around early May

What is the history behind May Day and why do we celebrate it?

The upstairs/downstairs world of Downton Abbey: how true to life is it?

As well as practising Wicca, other traditions with Pagan roots – such as celebrating the summer solstice at Stonehenge – still remain popular. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/AFP via Getty Images)

Wicca and modern witchcraft: a history

BBC at 100Captivating little citizens. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 4TV takes off in the 1950s. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Photo of Holy Trinity Church

Q&AWhere is William Shakespeare buried – and is there a curse on his grave?

Rebel ramblers of the Kinder Trespass. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ramblers pictured on Kinder Scout in 1932

Kinder Scout Mass Trespass: how the Peak District became Britain's first national park. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Trailblazers of black British theatre. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St George’s Day: 11 facts about England's patron saint

The coats of arms of the kingdoms of Scotland and France

Q&AHow old is the Auld Alliance between France and Scotland?

From running marathons to working the nightshift: 8 surprising things women were banned from doing through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Royal residences: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cockfighting pit with crown surrounding a fight

Feather beds, cockfights and midnight flights to the moon: 5 fascinating chapters in avian history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A still from James Cameron's 'Titanic'. (Image by Alamy)

How accurate are the most famous films about Titanic?

Titanic in dry doc before it was launched

TitanicWhen and how was the ship built?

A vintage photo of the RMS Titantic departing Southampton on 10 April 1912

Your history guide to RMS Titanic, plus 12 fascinating facts about the disaster

Trade unions: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Anne Lister

The real Gentleman Jack: the secret life of Anne Lister, Britain's ‘first modern lesbian’