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Medieval Masterclass with Dan Jones | History video series

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Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman | History video series

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The Holocaust with Laurence Rees

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1066: The Battle for England | A HistoryExtra podcast series

Portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft
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Mary Wollstonecraft: the firebrand feminist thinker with a rule-breaking life

Former Soviet Colonel Stanislav Petrov at his home in 2004.
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The Soviet soldier who saved the world: how did Stanislav Petrov prevent nuclear Armageddon?

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The 1924 British Empire Exhibition showcased industry close to home, as well as in the far-flung reaches of the empire. Here, Belfast ropeworkers show off the fruits of their labour. (Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
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The British empire’s last hurrah? Why an epic celebration of imperialism in 1924 failed to mask a superpower in decline . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A 19th-century painting of Oliver Cromwell and the New Model Army storming Basing House in 1645 (Photo by Artepics/Alamy Stock Photo)
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The siege of Basing House: how the Civil War was won . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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1066 | 4. The long and violent Norman Conquest . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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1066 | 3. Three kings and three battles . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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1066 | 2. The power behind the Anglo-Saxon throne . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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1066 | 1. Vikings, Normans and rebellious Anglo-Saxons . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Marianna Spring chooses Nellie Bly . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Churchill’s prewar crisis meetings . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tudor Royal Women Masterclass with Tracy Borman | History video series