Money

While young ladies may have been daydreaming of handsome film stars such as Cary Grant, pictured here kissing the cheek of Ingrid Bergman in a publicity still for the 1946 film ‘Notorious’, agony aunts were keen to bring them back down to earth. (Photo by John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

How to be a man: tips from 1930s agony aunts

Money, love and revenge: the motivations of spies through history

How did Henry VII spend his money?

Myth-making and belonging: the coins of the Roman provinces

History of Harrods: a brief guide to the Knightsbridge landmark

Bribes, gifts and scandal: 7 stories of corruption that shocked Britain

The French ballerina who became wealthier than Queen Victoria

Jubilant miners display a large gold nugget during the Klondike Gold Rush, c1897. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The LibraryThe deadly gold rush

Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow

Roman silver denarius coins AD 72 till 200 and were offered up at the beginning of the 4th century AD, from the Nydan Bog archaeological site. (Photo by Clare Rowan)

From bes to Bitcoin: alternative currencies in the ancient Roman world

Adolf Hitler (left) and his interpreter (centre) talking to Spanish leader Francisco Franco. (Photo by Time Life Pictures/US Army Signal Corps/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

The LibraryHitler’s fury, Franco’s guile and the bribe that saved the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AMein Kampf: what happened to Hitler’s money after his death?

‘Show me the money!’ A brief history of American spending power

An ancient Greek gold coin

Q&AWhen were the first coins made?

First World War

History Extra explains... How much did the First World War cost?

Ashton Court, Bristol

Smuggling’s heyday in Bristol and beyond. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cold War smuggling and First World War veterans. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Finance and war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A depiction of a public hanging of a bandit. (Photo by: Leemage/UIG via Getty Images)

Sin City: thievery, prostitution and murder in medieval London

Pillage of Jerusalem

Crusading for God and gold

A big day in history: A speck of glitter triggers the California Gold Rush

The Bank of England in a late 18th century illustration. A 1783 investigation into malpractice at the Bank is reminiscent of the current financial crisis. (Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Georgian banking blunders

The replica of 'The Matthew' arriving at Douarnenez, France in 1998. It was on the original 15th-century vessel that John Cabot travelled to North America. (Getty Images)

Where history happened: Tudor smuggling. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A detail of a funerary monument from Athens, Greece depicting a squire taming a horse. Holding elaborate funerals was one of the many ways in which aristocrats broadcast their great wealth. (Photo By DEA/G.DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini/Getty Images)

The trouble with luxury

Jerusalem: blood and gold