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History's greatest cities: Venice. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From murderous motivations to chivalrous reputationsThe fascinating history of highwaymen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Where is Bridgerton filmed? 5 places to visit for fans of the popular Netflix period drama

A surprising history of sex between men. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History Behind the Headlines: student protests down the centuries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Agony and adventure: the hidden histories inside women's diaries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Life beyond the margins: female diarists through time. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Zeinab Badawi on writing the history of a whole continent | “It is important to look at African history through the lens of African people themselves”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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QuizWhich woman from history said this?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From the Knights Templar to the killing of JFK: the enduring power of conspiracy theories. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An African perspective on the history of Africa. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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QuizArt decades. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Sathnam Sanghera on the legacy of empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Horrible Histories: 15 years of death, poo and talking rats. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hamida Djandoubi, 28, being led down a tunnel by a police official ahead of his execution in October 1977.

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10 strange historical facts that sound fake

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Tying the knot: 500 years of wedded bliss and marital misery. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The British empire's divisive legacy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The war on grey squirrels. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life hacks from historyHow to keep a secret. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Leftovers: how our ancestors battled food waste. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.