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Olivia Colman as Queen Anne in the film The Favourite, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. (Photo by Alamy)

The true history of The Favourite . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

French writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette and husband Willy, photographed c1902. (Photo by Apic/Getty Images)

Who was the real Colette?

Queen Anne, based on a work by Sir Godfrey Kneller, c1702–10. Anne's reign saw women take centre stage in fierce political debates. (Photo by Bridgeman/National Trust Photographic Library)

Queen Anne’s feuding favourites

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Bernard Cornwell. (Photo by Felix Clay)

Bernard Cornwell on The Last Kingdom . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ross Poldark in London in the BBC's drama. The capital city was described in contemporary magazines and newspapers as the

From politics to pleasure gardens: the real history behind Poldark’s 18th-century London

Mel Gibson in 'The Patriot'. (© Kobal Collection)

The American War of Independence: Three Films

Young women labour on a farm during the First World War. The radio series Home Front explores life in Britain during the conflict. (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Sanitising the past: should historical drama reflect modern sensibilities?

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Podcast Website large Maggie Andrews

World War One at home . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Rupert Everett as Oscar Wilde in 'The Happy Prince'.

The Happy Prince: Rupert Everett on Oscar Wilde’s life in exile . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winston Graham’s central relationship – between the gentlemanly Ross Poldark and Demelza Carne, an illiterate young kitchen maid – is highly unusual. But was there a real ‘Ross and Demelza’ in history? (Photo by Mammoth Screen/BBC)

Poldark series 3 recap – what happened and what is the real history behind the hit TV series?

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The Vietnam War podcast

The Vietnam War on film . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix drama ‘The Crown’. (© Netflix)

The real history behind ‘The Crown’ with Robert Lacey

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Sarah Dunant. (Alamy)

The history of today . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Charlie Chaplin, in a still from his 1936 film 'Modern Times’. (Photo by American Stock/Getty Images)

My history hero: Charlie Chaplin . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Sultanahmet district in Istanbul, Turkey, which is classified as World Heritage by UNESCO. (Photo by DOZIER Marc via Getty Images)

A new civilisation rises