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A portrait of Elizabeth of York

Elizabeth of York: a Tudor of rare talent

Men marching with bagpipes wearing tartan kilts

General History

Q&AWhen did the Scots start wearing tartan – and what did it mean?

Did Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville marry for love?

Colour illustration of people gathering outside a church during the Middle Ages

The medieval church: your guide to religion and worship in the Middle Ages

Oxford: from wild student parties to the shadow of war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A cartoon published by Benjamin Franklin c1770 urging the colonies to unite and resist British rule. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

Benjamin Franklin: from British patriot to American hero. 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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Scottish clans: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What one duel can tell us about Jacobean England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Servants pour wine to Jacobean gentlemen in a London tavern, c.early 17th century

A better deal than Downton? A day in the life of a Jacobean servant. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British soldiers lie on the floor an gumpoint during the Falklands War, guarded by Argentine soldiers

The Falklands War: why did it happen?

Digging up Roman London. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Oxford boat on the Thames during first ever Boat Race between between the Oxford and Cambridge university boat clubs, 1829.

Oxford v Cambridge: A history of the boat race

Claudia Severa’s preserved party invitation from Vindolanda

Q&AWhat was written on the Vindolanda Tablets?

Life in Cromwell’s Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

1942: Churchill’s darkest hour. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland. (Loop Images/UIG via Getty Images)

Hadrian's Wall: when and why was it built? A brief guide

What if…George III hadn't 'lost' the colonies?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton and Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma in Bridgerton season 2

How to succeed in Regency courtship. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bridgerton: behind the scenes of season 2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Four flapper women line up along a wall and chug bottles of liquor in the 1920s.

Flappers, sanitary pads and public drinking: was the 1920s a time of increased liberation for women?

A drawing of a Georgian woman in a wide dress and a towering wig

How to survive in the Georgian court. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Our Winston Churchill obsession. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Stoneleigh Abbey in Warwickshire. (Photo by Archimage/Alamy Stock Photo)

Through the keyhole: how the finest mansions in Georgian Britain were furnished. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 16th-century portrait of Bess of Hardwick. Bess's talent, ambition and eye for a well-connected husband elevated her to dizzying levels of wealth and power in Tudor England. (Photo by Bridgeman Art Library)

Bess of Hardwick: schemer, social climber, scourge of Elizabeth I

Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor meet for a dance in Bridgerton

Q&AHow did people learn to dance in Baroque and Regency times?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

c1935: Beatrice Shilling sits astride her Norton motorcycle. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

5 women inventors you should know about from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A woman holds a pitchfork in an image from a recruitment poster for the Women’s Land Army, 1940s.

Dig for Victory: Britain's WW2 war on hunger. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Carrot conspiracies & digging for victory: feeding Britain in WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Children of the Norman Conquest. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.