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Kris Manjapra“Black communities have had to pay for the failures of emancipation”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The failings of emancipation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 20th-century image depicts a ‘witch’ being burned alive in Munich. In reality, most suspects had already been killed before being set alight (Photo by Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images)

8 popular misconceptions about the history of witchcraft in Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Libraries: a book lover’s history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St George’s Day: 11 facts about England's patron saint

The Jagiellonians: the dynasty that shaped central Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From running marathons to working the nightshift: 8 surprising things women were banned from doing through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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Feather beds, cockfights and midnight flights to the moon: 5 fascinating chapters in avian history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pets, pests & portents: birds through time. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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Q&AWhen did the Scots start wearing tartan – and what did it mean?

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QuizPalaces and castles: how well do you know royal residences?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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10 April Fools pranks through history that went wrong. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Rapa Nui’s island mysteries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

A painting of the Coniston, a ship that befell tragedy

Q&AWhat is the greatest mishap caused by someone not realising the clocks had moved forward or back?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A stone statue of a woman's torso with a drop of blood over the abdomen, representing women's bodies and menstruation

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A history of menstruation

c1935: Beatrice Shilling sits astride her Norton motorcycle. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

5 women inventors you should know about from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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QuizWomen's history

Stitching together the history of fabric. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The real Amazons: how the legendary warrior women inspired fighters, feminists and Wonder Woman

L to R: Marie Antoinette of France, Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Hurrem (also known as Roxelana)

Queens know best: survival lessons from powerful historical women. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration depicting a woman lying in bed who has recently given birth to twins. Other women busy themselves with tasks around her, such as stoking a fire and holding one of the babies.

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Q&AWhere does the word ‘gossip’ come from – and what has it got to do with childbirth?

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Eugenics: a toxic history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Periods, fertility & childbirth: a pre-modern history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How museums are shaping the future. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A history of Britain's folklore. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Russian civil war, 1919

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Russia-Ukraine crisis: 9 milestone moments in history that explain today’s invasion