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Secret lives of ancient Egyptians revealed by CT scans of mummies

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Q&A Has anyone ever died of laughter?

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Hitler’s jazz band: how the Nazis used swing as propaganda

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Roman toilet seat discovered near Hadrian’s Wall

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Top five hauntings in history

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The bloody world of Georgian female boxing

Danish astronomer Ole Romer (1644–1710). (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

10 astronomers you’ve (probably) never heard of

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“Mooke, fylthe and other vyle things”: Tudor dirt and dung

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7 Victorian jokes have been given a modern twist – and they’re hilarious

The Stygian Lake in the Fifth Circle of Hell from from Dante’s epic poem 'The Inferno'. The phrase

Q&A Why do we say ‘Paint the town red’?

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The decline of the pub: what can we learn from history?

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Revealed: the secrets of the Tudor cross-dressers

Incent's House as it stands today on the Berkhamsted High Street. (Creative Commons)

The hunt for the Tudor hitman

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For sale: 7 amazing historical homes owned by Henry VIII, Charles II and Winnie the Pooh