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Watercolour illustration of York

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The history of York: a northern powerhouse of many names

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“That’s the way to do it”: a two-minute history of Punch and Judy

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

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My life in historyDr John Chu, senior national curator at the National Trust

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

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

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

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

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

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

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

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

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Did our ancestors really think the world was flat?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Watercolour illustration of Athens

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The history of Athens: exploring the birthplace of democracy and philosophy

AI: An ancient nightmare?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Watercolour illustration of Amsterdam

The history of Amsterdam: city of commerce and canals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

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

Watercolour illustration of Dublin

The history of Dublin: from Viking stronghold to international success story. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

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

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The history of Budapest: from hot springs to Cold War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

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

History's Greatest Cities Season 2

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

Watercolour illustration of Florence

The history of Florence: Italy's Renaissance powerhouse. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Barbenheimer quiz: should you see Barbie or Oppenheimer first, based on your historical knowledge?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Eastern Europe: a personal journey through the region’s past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Scenic view of Cornwall

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Q&AWhy is Cornwall called Cornwall?

Blindness: a cultural history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lost civilisations of the Mediterranean. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From mysterious knitting needles to strange silhouettes: recreating historical clothing. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 1950s illustration imagines a group of mountaineers catching sight of a large Yeti in the Himalayas

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The hunt for the Abominable Snowman: what's the history of the Yeti legend?

A gear wheel in the Antikythera mechanism, an analogue computer created by ancient Greeks that forms the basis for the Archimedes Dial in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

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The real Archimedes Dial? The Antikythera mechanism explained