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A man holds his head in his hands as he is visited by the ghostly apparition of a woman. A photographer's assistant is visible at centre, right.

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Halloween stories 10 terrifying tales from medieval to modern history

Weekly history quiz from the team at HistoryExtra

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Quiz of the week Before pumpkins, what was originally carved during Halloween?

Halloween card depicts a pair of girls as they look out of a window as a witch (with a black cat) rides a broom across a full moon, early 20th century.

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What is the history of Halloween?

A vessel at sea comes across the mythical ghost ship The Flying Dutchman

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Seven of history’s most disturbing ghost ship stories that will haunt your dreams

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Michael Wood on Gaza’s astonishing cultural heritage . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Napoleon Bonaparte retreats from Moscow, as depicted in a painting from 1851. The French leader is the classic example of a man driven to wage war by a lust for power, says Richard Overy. (Photo by Getty Images)

What drives our addiction to war? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Catalan Atlas from 1375

North, south, east and west: how ancient civilisations found their bearings before the compass . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Shopping and snacking: a social history of the high street . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Do you know all the major periods in British history?

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Police face rioters during anti-British protests in Cairo, January 1952. Though Britain likes to believe that the decolonisation process across its empire was ‘clean’, it was in fact very violent, says Charlotte Lydia Riley. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Interview Charlotte Lydia Riley: “We need to get rid of the idea that Britain was humanitarian in its imperialism. That needs to go” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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Should period dramas reflect modern sensibilities? (Photo by Hugh Cowling)

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Hidden environmental histories of the last 500 years . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Viking trade, Titanic and Olympic rings: history behind the headlines . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.