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

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Life hacks from historyBuild a dream home. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princess Charlotte and Princess Diana

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Charlotte and Diana: the parallel lives of two Princesses of Wales whose deaths sent the nation into mourning

Magic books: a global history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Norse-powered: exploring the history of Oslo. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Watercolour illustration of Istanbul

Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul: the history of a city of many names. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History Behind the Headlines: Long-running conflicts, medieval hygiene and more. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Women’s history: from 1066 to Margaret Thatcher. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vintage photograph of a gentleman from the Victorian era c1880 with a bushy moustache.

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A hairy history of the moustache

A black and white photo of the American actress Janet Leigh, with a shadow of a chair on the wall behind her. She is looking forwards and screaming in shock.

Ninety years of horror: nine films that reflect society’s changing anxieties. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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Cundill History Prize 2023

Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. A modern building with blue sky behind it.

My life in historyObject conservator at the Royal Armouries, Leeds. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

George IV's coronation. Many men behind him are carrying his cloak.

Five outrageous moments in royal fashion history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Life hacks from historyLearn to relax. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Watercolour illustration of Warsaw

The history of Warsaw: Poland’s reimagined capital. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 1793 etching by Thomas Rowlandson shows a person in bed with bugs covering their bare behind.

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Roasted cats and acid: 5 ways our ancestors tried to get rid of bedbugs

Watercolour illustration of Split

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The history of Split: Croatia’s splendid Roman palace city

Buddhism in India: unpicking modern myths. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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David Mitchell on a new history of England’s monarchy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Archaeology’s golden age: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Entrance to the London Dungeon (sign says 'enter at your peril')

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My life in history: Richard Quincey, head of performance at the London Dungeon

How has fear shaped history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The history of Paris: Romans, Renaissance and Revolution

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The history of Madrid: from the Moors to modernity

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

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The history of Lisbon: Portugal’s capital of exploration and commerce