Weird and wonderful history

Dying well; tears and sorrow on the death of a youth. Treasury of Wisdom, 15th century. (© The Art Archive/Alamy)

Heavenly dew: crying in the Middle Ages

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Love, health and the weather: 9 things medieval Londoners worried about

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Fit for a queen: 3 medieval recipes enjoyed at English and Scottish royal courts . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Blasphemous Bibles and cannibals at sea: 4 bad days in history

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8 weird and wonderful Victorian discoveries

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Snail poultices and blood potions: 9 weird medieval medicines

Picture of the Frost Fair on the Thames

Q&A Did the Thames used to freeze over?

Banquet at a wealthy home in ancient Rome. (Photo by North Wind Picture Archives/Alamy)

Dormice, ostrich meat and fresh fish: the surprising foods eaten in ancient Rome

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In pictures: strange creatures through history

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In pictures: Frames in focus

The Victorians' grisly fascination with murder. (Illustration by Ben Jones for BBC History Magazine)

The Victorians’ grisly fascination with murder

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Amazing inventions and London after dark . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From loincloths to corsets: a brief history of underwear with Horrible Histories’ Greg Jenner

A 1950s woman at a grocery store. (Photo by ClassicStock / Alamy)

9 ways our food shopping habits have changed since 1947

Roman wallpainting of a dinner party, Pompeii, Italy. (Photo by Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy)

What did people eat in Ancient Rome?