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Tectonic foliation in metamorphic rocks at Porthleven, Cornwall. (Photo by Getty Images)

How the world made us . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Traditional Kente cloth from Ghana (Photo by Dreamstime)

A new view of Africa’s past . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Emma Dabiri in conversation about her book 'Don't Touch My Hair'

“Afro-textured hair had no stigma before the dehumanisation of black people that emerged from slavery”: Emma Dabiri discusses the changing perceptions of Afro-textured hair . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ramsay MacDonald, the first British Labour prime minister, pictured after the general election of 1931

A brief history of the Labour Party

Britons watch Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas message in 1958. (© Topfoto)

A brief history of the Christmas Speech

Postcard of a group of men wearing identical clothing boarding a boat for a stag party, c1914. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

Stag nights and hen dos: a brief history of bachelor and bachelorette parties

Frances Griffiths poses with the fairies

Fairies, rabbit births and an ‘ancient’ tiara: what are the greatest historical hoaxes?

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How to write a historical novel and get it published: 9 tips from bestselling authors Alison Weir, Hilary Mantel and more

Two lovers embrace in this 18th century painting.

How has dating changed over time? A brief history of courtship

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The French actress Sarah Bernhardt

Greg Jenner on the history of celebrity . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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On the trail of the lost pianos of Siberia (Photo by Michael Turek)

Russia’s musical journeys . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Pocahontas and John Smith in Disney's ‘Pocahontas’ (1995). (Photo by AF archive/Alamy Stock Photo)

Disney history: how has the corporation shaped our perception of the past?

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James Shapiro discusses Shakespeare and America. (Images by Dreamstime)

Shakespeare and America . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Greg Jenner. (Photo by Frank Monks)

Books interview Fame, fortune and falls from grace: Greg Jenner on the rise of celebrity culture . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Madam CJ Walker, America's first female millionaire. (Photo courtesy of Madam Walker Family Archives/A'Lelia Bundles)

Self Made: the real story of Madam CJ Walker, America’s first black female millionaire