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Aidan Turner as Ross Poldark in the TV series 'Poldark'. (Photo by Adrian Rogers)

Period dramas should not be judged on historical accuracy, say historians

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Poldark and historical TV drama . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ripper Street series four: behind the scenes with writer Richard Warlow

Tony Blair asks permission of Queen Elizabeth II to form a government

Elizabeth II and her prime ministers

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A prodigy in England: Lucy Worsley on Mozart’s London odyssey . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Vikings: an interview with the show’s creator and writer Michael Hirst . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Behind the scenes of Suzannah Lipscomb’s ‘Hidden Killers of the Post-War Home’

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Peaky Blinders: behind the scenes with creator Steven Knight . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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On the Silk Road with Sam Willis

Dan Jones, Suzannah Lipscomb
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Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb discuss Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves

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Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb on ‘Henry VIII And His Six Wives’

DF-21699R – Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption.

The Revenant and the real Hugh Glass: how historically accurate is the film?

A portrait of the author Leo Tolstoy on his 80th birthday. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

A brief history of War and Peace

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Jaipur Literature Festival: ‘thought-provoking and relevant for British history enthusiasts’

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Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome: an interview about her new BBC series