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Myths and legends

An illustration of the Icelandic Yule Cat

General History

The child-eating Christmas Yule Cat: what are the origins of this Icelandic folklore?

Lord Lucan and his wife Veronica, shortly after becoming engaged in 1963. It is thought that Lady Lucan was the intended target of the attack in 1974 (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Murder and vanishing without a trace: the mysterious case of Lord Lucan. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Egyptologist Howard Carter near golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in Egypt in 1922.

Is the mummy's curse real? False tales about ancient Egyptian mummies (plus some true ones). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Statue of Zeus, king of the Greek gods

King of the gods and sex pest: the legend of Zeus and his thunderbolts

Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor in Rings of Power

How ancient history influenced Tolkien: did a forgotten legend inspire Rings of Power's Celebrimbor?

A bust of Zeus, left, and an image of Kratos from God of War, right

How ancient mythology inspired God of War's Kratos: is he based on a real deity?

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Helios driving a chariot

General History

Sun gods and goddesses16 solar deities from world history

US founding father Benjamin Franklin

Q&AWhy was Benjamin Franklin rumoured to be a serial killer?

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Frida Gustavsson as Freydís Eiríksdóttir in season 3 of Vikings: Valhalla

Was Freydís Eiríksdóttir a hero or a deranged murderess?

Painting of the Wild Hunt of Odin

Norse gods and goddesses: 14 of the most important deities venerated by the Vikings

Norse god Wotan surrounded by fire.

General History

Fire gods and goddesses: 14 fire deities from world history

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

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Did a UFO crash as Roswell?

The Roswell incident: Did the US Government cover up an alien crash in 1947? The real history that challenges the conspiracy

The Spartans: Everything You Wanted to Know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Aztec myths. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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?

Slavic myths: vampires, werewolves – and cabbages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A warship explodes against a starry backdrop

Second World War

Did the US know that Pearl Harbor would be attacked? The real history that debunks the conspiracy

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Templar knight standing and a Templar knight on a horse in space

ConspiracyDo the Knights Templar still exist today?

Mosaic of Neptune, Roman god of the sea carrying his trident and riding in a chariot pulled by horses with dolphin tails

General History

Water gods and sea goddesses: 17 water deities from world history

An illustration of a crow chasing a silhouette of a man running away in the distance

The supernatural signs that unmasked murderers in early modern England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Conspiracy: legends of the Knights Templar. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King Arthur in The Winter King

The Winter King: the true story of the King Arthur drama

A women with a shocked face next to a calendar with the date of Friday the 13th

Q&AWhy is Friday 13th unlucky?