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Watercolour illustration of York

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The history of York: a northern powerhouse of many names

BBC History Revealed's Miscellany podcast picks.

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“That’s the way to do it”: a two-minute history of Punch and Judy

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New Zealand: everything you wanted to know.

John Chu standing in front of a portrait

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My life in historyDr John Chu, senior national curator at the National Trust

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

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History’s greatest cities: Warsaw.

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

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History’s greatest cities: Split.

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

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History’s greatest cities: York.

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

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History’s greatest cities: Lisbon.

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Did our ancestors really think the world was flat?.

Watercolour illustration of Athens

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The history of Athens: exploring the birthplace of democracy and philosophy

AI: An ancient nightmare?.

Dog history: everything you wanted to know.

Watercolour illustration of Amsterdam

The history of Amsterdam: city of commerce and canals.

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

History’s greatest cities: Amsterdam.

Watercolour illustration of Dublin

The history of Dublin: from Viking stronghold to international success story.

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

History’s greatest cities: Dublin.

Watercolour illustration of Budapest

The history of Budapest: from hot springs to Cold War.

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

History’s greatest cities: Budapest.

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

History’s greatest cities: Florence.

Watercolour illustration of Florence

The history of Florence: Italy's Renaissance powerhouse.

Barbenheimer quiz: should you see Barbie or Oppenheimer first, based on your historical knowledge?.

Eastern Europe: a personal journey through the region’s past.

Scenic view of Cornwall

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Q&AWhy is Cornwall called Cornwall?

Blindness: a cultural history.

Lost civilisations of the Mediterranean.

From mysterious knitting needles to strange silhouettes: recreating historical clothing.

A 1950s illustration imagines a group of mountaineers catching sight of a large Yeti in the Himalayas

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The hunt for the Abominable Snowman: what's the history of the Yeti legend?

A gear wheel in the Antikythera mechanism, an analogue computer created by ancient Greeks that forms the basis for the Archimedes Dial in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

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The real Archimedes Dial? The Antikythera mechanism explained