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Women's bodies: an unreliable history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bear fat, false rumps and arsenic makeup: 7 of the most bizarre beauty trends from the past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Quiz of the weekWho was believed to have written the first five books of the Bible, until the 17th century?

An illustration of Vikings sailing on a longship across the Atlantic

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Who owns Greenland? Why the island's history is more complicated than you think

What is the greatest historical movie of all time?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The best historical movies of all time

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Secret forceps & pig bladders: medical objects through time. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How the compass became a political weapon. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sex and Christianity: 2,000 years of love and fury. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historical anniversariesJanuary

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as William the Conqueror in series King and Conqueror

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Upcoming in 2025: historical anniversaries, exhibitions and television

Shipwrecks: a porthole to the past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

How convict labour forged empires. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of the Icelandic Yule Cat

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The child-eating Christmas Yule Cat: what are the origins of this Icelandic folklore?

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

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“Leisure was built into the whole shopping experience” | Annie Gray on the history of the high street. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tempting treats & festive feats: Christmas shopping down the ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vintage illustration from the poem 'The Night Before Christmas, or a Visit from St Nicholas' of Santa tacking stockings of gifts on the mantle on Christmas Eve; color lithograph by William Roger Snow.

The ultimate Christmas quiz. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

A procession of cardinals file into the Vatican

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Conclaves explained: what happens when a pope dies?

Historical anniversariesDecember

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Oxhooves, mouse brains and urine: the disgusting things we used to use as toothpaste

History behind the headlines: Trump's win – parallels with the past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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QuizHow much do you know about the history of sex?

Sport's strangest tales. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The invisible tracks that have shaped the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How we found our bearings: the origins of the four compass points. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why we should remember peasants. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.