Historical people

Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, born the son of a humble yak farmer, pictured around the time of his Everest triumph of 1953 (Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Tenzing Norgay The Sherpa who first conquered the world's highest mountain

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'The Reward of Cruelty', 1751, by William Hogarth (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

“An enlightened turn”: how medicine (and the vaccination) developed in 18th-century Britain . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Illustration by Rose Wilkinson

William Douglas: infamous bushranger, prize-fighter and reader of skulls . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A c1780 portrait of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges and talented composer, violinist and swordsman (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Chevalier de Saint-Georges: how the mixed-race musical maestro Joseph Bologne became a star in 18th-century France

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Stained glass in Exeter Cathedral depicting King Æthelstan. (Dreamstime)

The astonishing Æthelstan . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A memorial tomb to King Æthelstan, in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire. (Photo by Geography Photos/UIG via Getty Images)

If King Alfred was great, was Æthelstan even greater? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Illustration by Cat O'Neil

David Ingram: the Tudor sailor who hiked across pre-colonial America . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Philip Augustus of France (left) and Richard I of England

Medieval masculinity What Richard I can tell us about male friendship in the Middle Ages . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Daisy Hay WL

The Romantics: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Dec22Hero_NoorInayatKhan_SamNazcourtesy of Nekbakht Foundation www.nekbakhtfoundation.org

My history hero Sam Naz chooses Noor Inayat Khan . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Love Letter, 1834.

How to write a love letter 6 tips from the historical figures who did it best . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Brian Epstein (centre) with the Beatles, who he managed from 1962 until his death in 1967 (Photo by Harry Benson/Getty Images)

Brian Epstein The brilliant but troubled man behind The Beatles

Photograph of Pauli Murray

Pauli Murray The Civil Rights and LGBTQ+ icon who fought Jim and Jane Crow

A depiction of Empress Wu Zetian

Empress Wu Zetian The only woman to rule China

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A Japanese tattoo artist at work on a large scale tattoo design on the back of a woman, Japan, circa 1940.

Tattoo history The stories of 11 inked individuals . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.