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Weekly history quiz from the team at HistoryExtra

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Quiz of the week The ill-favoured Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred is remembered by what nickname?

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

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Two men threshing sheaf (From the Luttrell Psalter), ca 1330. Found in the collection of British Library. Artist : Anonymous. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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

Richard Nixon gives the thumbs-up after his resignation

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6 shocking presidential scandals that rocked the White House: from the Petticoat Affair to Clinton-Lewinsky

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Life after the White House: what the US presidents did next

Abraham Lincoln, John F Kennedy, Al Gore and George W Bush

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Lincoln, Adams and George W Bush: 6 disputed presidential elections in American history

What is the greatest historical movie of all time

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What is the best historical movie of all time? Vote now!

Moustaches Quiz for Elinor

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Quiz Match these famous moustaches with the historical figures

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Telling the story of modern Jerusalem . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Historical anniversaries November

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Tales from history’s toilets . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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.