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A curious history of Christmas. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

2019 Christmas history podcast quiz. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Rotten boroughs cartoon

9 general election curiosities through history

British writer Roald Dahl

Second World War

Roald Dahl11 things you might not know about the children's author

Harlech Castle with Snowdonia in the background.

A brief history of Wales: the resilient nation

Julia Lovell’s Maoism: A Global History wins 2019 Cundill History Prize

Statue of Liberty. (Photo by Dreamstime)

A history of the United States. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Actress Sarah Bernhardt, who was personally invited by Oscar Wilde to play the title role in the upcoming London premiere of his play, 'Salomé'.

6 of London theatre’s most notable historical scandals

Illustration by Davide Bonazzi

The big questionShould museums return their treasures?

Simon the cat

10 top cats in history

Photo of a gramophone

Q&AWho do we say 'put a sock in it'?

Extinction Rebellion take over Trafalgar Square, London, in protest on 16 October 2019. (Photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

From William Wordsworth to Extinction Rebellion: a history of Britain's green activists

Queen Elizabeth II

The differences between UK and US governments: a brief guide

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818-1883) (Photo by Getty Images)

Orlando Figes on the transformation of Europe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of prime minister Lord Frederick North. His government was the first to be brought down by a vote of no confidence, in 1782. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Vote of no confidence: a brief history

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The package holiday revolution

Q&AHow did Area 51 become associated with aliens?

Tom Holland by Helen Atkinson

Tom Holland on Christianity’s enduring legacy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A gamer plays the video game 'Red Dead Redemption II', an action-adventure and multi-platform western video game developed by Rockstar Studios released on October 26, 2018. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Red Dead Redemption, L.A. Noire and Battlefield V: the real history behind 3 popular video games

Courtiers dancing La Volta in a scene from 1953 film The Sword And The Rose

Strictly shocking: the dances that shook the world

ExploreYangon, Myanmar: City of Golden Pagodas. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bottles of snake oil

Q&ADid salesmen really sell snake oil?

The humble G&T truly sustained the troops of the British Empire. (Photo by ahirao_photo/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Q&AWhen did people start drinking gin and tonic?

The corner shop revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Top tips for studying history at university

US President John F Kennedy gives his first State of the Union address to Congress at the House of Representatives, Washington DC, 30 January 1961. Kennedy is one of eight presidents to have died during their term in office. (Photo by NASA/SSPL/Getty Images)

Q&AHow many US presidents died in office?

Prisoner dilemmas. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico's left-wing president who in 1940 legalised drugs. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The year Mexico legalised drugs

An 1824 cartoon depicting the drinking escapades of Oxford students. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The history of student life: 7 things you didn’t know

Why black hair matters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.