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Peter Caddick-Adams

Peter Caddick-Adams on the Russia-Ukraine war“The language, tactics, and weapons hark back to the 1940s”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Molotov cocktails, Ukraine

Q&AWhat is a Molotov cocktail?

Amelia Earhart, Princess Diana, Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks and Marie Curie. (Photo by Getty Images)

20 inspirational quotes from women through history

9 history podcast episodes that chart Russia and Ukraine's changing interactions with the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Neil MacGregor is a broadcaster, author and former director of the British Museum

Neil MacGregor"We decide for ourselves who we think we are – and museums are central to that". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Louis Wain, c1900, with one of his pet cats. Photo by Ernest H. Mills/Getty Images)

Louis Wain: the cat-loving artist who forever changed the way that we see our feline friends. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Curling stones during a match at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah

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A brief history of curling – from medieval Scotland to the Winter Olympics

Valentine's celebrations in historyFrom fertility festivals to the first cards

A lobbycard for the 1923 film Is Conan Doyle Right? (Photo by LMPC via Getty Images)

The supernatural interests of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Charles and Camilla, 1979

Charles and CamillaA history of their romance

Elitism in cricket: a history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princess Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth II: the constant face of a changing Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British army soldiers face off against a group of Irish civilians

Why we should remember…Bloody Sunday

Illustration of enemies shaking hands

What makes for a good peace?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Turning points1956: The shock of Suez. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 15th-century manuscript depicts soldiers using crossbows during the Battle of Crecy in 1346

A short history of long-distance warfare

John Duval Gluck, Jr, 'the Santa Claus man', pictured left, visiting the General Post Office to promote the Santa Claus Association’s benefit show

The con man who saved Christmas

A Victorian Christmas card

HistoryExtra's Christmas history quiz

Colour: a human history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British author Sathnam Sanghera

Sathnam SangheraBritain's Imperial Legacy: “It was painful to realise how my education had colonised me”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry, Ron and Hermione on the set of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Photo by Peter Mountain/Warner Bros. Pictures/THA)

The real magic of Harry Potter: 15 details the wizarding world borrows from history

Black and white drawing showing King George V using a broom to sweep away several crowns adorned with the words 'Made in Germany'.

Fake history: 3 historical untruths that shaped the world

Colourful illustration of 12 historical figures's heads (Winston Churchill, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Thomas Cromwell, Richard III, Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, Anne Boleyn, William Marshal, Jane Austen, Hatshepsut, Gandhi and Catherine the Great) shown in a grid pattern.

Top historical figures: 100+ of the most famous people through history – in chronological order

Charles and Diana on honeymoon in Balmoral

Diana: the rebel princess

Black and white image of several African men pushing two French missionaries in a sort of chair with wheels.

Think pieceWhy history must take a stance

Doctor Who through the ages

Pumpkins carved into jack o'laterns with candles inside

QuizWhich historic figure should you choose for your Halloween costume?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Gulielma Lister: the female botanist who became the queen of slime moulds

A depiction of folk figure Dick Whittington

Dick Whittington, the Loch Ness Monster and a talking mongoose: 8 mythical figures of British history

Illustration of the Red Dragon of China

Has China always been the world’s greatest superpower?