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Indiana Jones

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Was there a real Indiana Jones?

The 16th-century painting, Triumph of Death, by Jan Brueghel the Elder depicts an army of skeletons ravaging the Earth (Photo by akg-images)

6 moments when diseases drastically altered human history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A photograph taken during the filming of an ITV documentary to mark the 400th anniversary of the 1605 gunpowder plot. Justin is pictured on the left, with his camera

My life in historyJustin Pollard, historical consultant. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cornwall: a brief history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Guitarist David Crosby of the Byrds performs with his band in front of a large crowd at the Magic Mountain Music Festival on Mount Tamalpais, June 1967. (Image by © Henry Diltz/Corbis)

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From Ancient Greece to Glastonbury: a brief history of music festivals

Indiana Jones

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Amazing archaeological discoveries that trounce Indiana Jones. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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ChomolungaWhy is Mount Everest called Everest?

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Australian bushrangers

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Q&AWho were Australian bushrangers?

Did Israelite slaves build the pyramids, as shown in this copper engraving of 1630? Historians have shown that slave labour of this kind did not really exist in Egypt (Photo by akg-images)

Fact checking history: why dates, terminology and clarity matter. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A clown, c1970s. The next decade, there would be a panic over "stalker clowns" in the US (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)

Clowns, agoraphobia and kayaks: a history of fear and loathing. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My life in historyMatthew Storey, LGBT+ collections curator. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Five things to look out for when visiting a castle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Keeping time: a watchmaker’s history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Native Americans: a new history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tracy Borman on the coronation of Charles III. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What makes a good coronation? Tracy Borman answers

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What makes a good coronation?

Which British monarch had the most successful coronation?

Which British monarch had the most successful coronation?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A view of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation ceremony from the rafters of Westminster Abbey, 2 June 1953 (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Staging a coronation: 5 dos (and 5 don'ts) for crowning a new monarch. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Low angle view of the Westminster Abbey

Why are British monarchs traditionally crowned in Westminster Abbey?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Professor David Carpenter discusses the history of Westminster Abbey

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Charles III, whose coronation on 6 May “will be significant for the kind of king that emerges”, says Alice Hunt (Photo by Hannah McKay / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

CoronationsThe soft power of royal pomp and pageantry. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Elizabeth II processes down the nave of Westminster Abbey during her coronation on 2 June 1953 (Photo by Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo)

CoronationA-Z of royal coronations in Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pomp & power: royal ceremonies through the centuries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Roman Forum in Rome, Italy (Photo by Olgacov | Dreamstime.com)

Rome historyEmperors, popes and Renaissance glory. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.