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African-American philanthropy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Recentering African narratives. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Reconstructing the body of God. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lucy Worsley on three extraordinary livesThe survivor, the 'incurable' and the scapegoat. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Crime & punishment in Britain: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of William Shakespeare

History quiz – language and literature. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Has Britain always looked backwards?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Shady deals & rigged elections: the changing face of corruption. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

View of Windsor Castle's East Terrace

Fit for a queenElizabeth II's royal residences. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Max Schreck took the title role in the 1922 German silent film 'Nosferatu', inspired by Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'. The film enjoys a cult following. (Photo by ullstein picture / ullstein picture via Getty Images)

“Ghoul-like beyond nightmare dream, they were the living dead”: belief in Vampires through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The history rich list: the 10 wealthiest people ever

Aerial view of Piccadilly Circus in London.

London history quizTest your knowledge. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Free speech: a brief, contentious history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Spain’s tumultuous story. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Britain’s lost towns and villages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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.

Cockfighting pit with crown surrounding a fight

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.

Men marching with bagpipes wearing tartan kilts

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

Four castles and palaces in a grid

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.