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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

Actress Vesta Tilley poses with a bicycle while dressed in male uniform

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Drag kings: a brief history of male impersonators

Spies in show business. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Curling stones during a match at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah

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A brief history of curling – from medieval Scotland to the Winter Olympics

British identity in 50 documents. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An old man penetrating the earth's firmament to see the workings of the universe beyond

A brief history of astronomy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Valentine's celebrations in historyFrom fertility festivals to the first cards

A cartoon of Queen Elizabeth I

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QuizMonarchy: from William the Conqueror to the Windsors

A replica of St Edward’s Crown, used in the coronation of British rulers since 1661

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Who is Britain’s greatest monarch?

Berlin’s tumultuous history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Gothic: from Dracula to The Shining. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Women of the Rothschild dynasty. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

When were punctuation marks first used? Illustration by Glen McBeth for BBC History Magazine.

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Q&AWhen were punctuation marks first used?

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

Hells, heavens and afterworlds: a traveller’s guide. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.