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Portrait of Louis XVI wearing a red Phrygian bonnet of the Revolution. (Photo by Photo12/UIG/Getty Images)

General ancient history

The Phrygian cap: how did an item of ancient headgear become a symbol of liberty?

Spanish republican propaganda referring to the term 'fifth column'

General History

Q&A Where does the term ‘fifth column’ come from?

Picture of Alcatraz prison. (Photo by Jon Brenneis/Getty Images)

Alcatraz history: from pelican paradise to prolific prison

Italian Galileo Galilei.

How Galileo Galilei took on the church and changed the universe

A portrait of Kublai Khan

Kublai Khan: the Mongol ruler who conquered China

A model of the face of a Neanderthal woman in front of art depicting a prehistoric environment

General prehistory

When and why did Neanderthals go extinct? Explaining the loss of humanity’s ancient siblings

The neutral USA entered World War II only when a Japanese fleet launched a big surprise air raid against its Pacific naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on 7 December 1941. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Second World War

When and why did the US get involved in WW2?

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

The Duke of Wellington: “One of Britain’s greatest soldiers, and worst prime ministers”

Portrait of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII

Anne Boleyn: your guide to the life and death of Henry VIII’s second queen – plus 11 little-known facts

Olivia Colman as Edith Swan in a scene from Wicked Little Letters with her mouth open, looking shocked.

Wicked Little Letters: the true story of Edith Swan, Rose Gooding and the Littlehampton Libels

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Viking ships arriving in Britain, c1130.

“A Viking wedding involved a bed and eight people”, plus four other facts about the Vikings you might not know… . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Statue of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten

Akhenaten, the ‘heretic’ pharaoh who brought a new religion to ancient Egypt

A graphic of Queen Elizabeth I, with a night sky graphic

The Bisley Boy: was Queen Elizabeth I replaced by a man? The real history that debunks the conspiracy

Amelia Earhart in 1928, standing in front of her biplane 'Friendship'

Amelia Earhart’s disappearance: who was American aviator, and what happened to her?

A portrait of Charles Edward Stuart, popularly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie

Your guide to Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite Rebellion, plus 10 facts you might not know