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This recipe – budget broccoli soup – utilises broccoli stalks left over from other dishes. (Photo courtesy of Eleanor Barnett)

A sustainable, historical three-course feast: budget broccoli soup. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.

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Love and lust: 7 of the most shocking romantic royal scandals from British history

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The long history of Chinese intelligence-gathering. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

From whipping horses to royal love chairs: the lewd yet luxurious history of high-end erotic furniture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Britain’s squirrel wars: the 150-year battle between reds and greys. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Royal women podcast episodes

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What's it like to be Ravenmaster at the Tower of London?

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

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Slavic myths: vampires, werewolves – and cabbages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The fascinating history of coffee. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Drag: a British history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Love: a weird & wonderful history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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