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Monument to Prince Vladimir the Great in Moscow

Q&AWho were the Kievan Rus and what do they have to do with the Vikings?

Edward Jenner

Q&AWhen did medical practitioners start to be called ‘doctor’?

Richard III, Queen Victoria and Henry VIII. (Photos by Getty Images)

Monarchy history quiz: test your knowledge of these kings and queens

Portchester Castle in Hampshire was intended as a coastal defence against raiders. (Photo by Getty Images)

The collapse of Roman Britain: what happened, plus 9 places which tell us more. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Even the ancient Egyptian played board games – this fresco from the tomb of Nefertari shows the queen playing Senet

8 of the best historical board games for history lovers

Second World War

Caught off guard: why didn't America see Pearl Harbor coming?

Thomas Cromwell, Tudor statesman and 'alter rex'.

Your guide to Cardinal Wolsey, Tudor statesman and prince of the church

A Victorian Christmas

What was Christmas like in the Victorian era?

The First Thanksgiving in 1621, after a painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme; screen print, 1932. (Photo by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images)

7 facts you might not know about the history of Thanksgiving

Painting of the Field of Cloth of Gold (artist unknown) from around 1545

Your guide to...the Field of the Cloth of Gold

George Washington

American presidents: 9 things you (probably) didn’t know

Your guide to the Roman empire: when it was formed, why it split and how it failed, plus its most colourful emperors

Staff hard at work at Bletchley Park. The people who worked here did so under conditions of utmost secrecy, and with little idea of how their work slotted into the grand scheme of things. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

Bletchley Park: Britain's wartime intelligence factory

Limestone relief depicting a a procession of courtiers paying homage to the Ahiram, king of the Phoenician city of Byblos

General ancient history

Your guide to...the Phoenicians

Actor William Gillette playing the detective Sherlock Holmes. (Photo by Gillette/London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

11 things you (probably) didn’t know about Sherlock Holmes

Portrait of Catherine of Aragon

Your guide to Catherine of Aragon: Henry VIII’s first wife and mother of Mary I

A Hawker Hurricane in flight over Britain

Second World War

Your guide to the Battle of Britain: how the RAF turned back the Luftwaffe

Tudors history quizTest your knowledge of the dynamic dynasty

A portrait of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler

Second World War

Why did WW2 happen?

WW2 surrender signed, 2 September 1945

Second World War

How and when did WW2 end?

Painting of Masons building a pillar in a church

General Early Modern

Your guide to...the Freemasons

Battle of Bosworth, 22 August 1485

10 things you need to know about the battle of Bosworth

Edward the Confessor, depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry

Edward the Confessor: 9 fascinating facts

Iron Age bronze head

The Celts in Britain: everything you need to know

Illustration of last Roman emperor, Romulus Augustus, surrendering to the 'barbarian' Odoacer

Your guide to...the fall of Rome

A bust of Roman dictator Julius Caesar

Julius CaesarYour guide to the Roman dictator

Colourised print of the Lighthouse of Alexandria as imagined in the 18th century

General ancient history

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: what were they, and what happened to them?

Illustration of Venetian merchant Marco Polo travels along the Silk Road to China

General ancient history

Your guide to...the Silk Road

A thin section of the Great Wall of China near Beijing

General ancient history

10 facts about the Great Wall of China

Holbein's portrait of Henry VIII

QuizHenry VIII's wives