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How did medieval people tell the time?

It would be easy to assume that before the invention of the modern clock, people didn’t have a...

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Lost civilisations of the Mediterranean

The Mediterranean coastline is strewn with the remnants of lost civilisations. From Tyre and...

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1980s Britain: everything you wanted to know

The Mediterranean coastline is strewn with the remnants of lost civilisations. From Tyre and...

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Tom Holland on Rome’s golden age

As history shows, ruling a vast empire is no mean feat. But in the second century AD the Romans...

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Big questions of the Crimean War: into the Valley of Death

You may be familiar with Alfred Lord Tennyson poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade, which...

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Why Britain fell in love with the NHS

July 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of Britain’s National Health Service: an institution which...

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From mysterious knitting needles to strange silhouettes: recreating historical clothing

How do you begin to recreate clothing from the past? What are the most tricky historical fashions...

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Life on Britain’s WW1 home front

What was it like to be a child on Britain’s First World War home front? Just how effective was...

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The Franco-Prussian war: everything you wanted to know

The Franco-Prussian War was a short, if bitter conflict. Prussia would emerge as a clear winner...

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How the Age of Revolutions rocked the Royal Navy

In the late 18th-century, Britain was catapulted into war with Republican France. At the same...

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Big questions of the Crimean War: the build up

The Crimean War of 1853 to 1856 saw an alliance led by Britain and France challenge Russian...

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The Georgian Bank of England: a day in the life

Just how rich were Georgian bankers? What did they eat for lunch? And could they be described as...

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How germs shaped human history

As recent history has shown us, human societies can prove surprisingly frail in the face of a...

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Salon Kitty: sex & spying in Nazi Germany

Salon Kitty was the most notorious brothel in 1930s Berlin. Yet little did its clientele –...

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The Luddites: everything you wanted to know

The Luddites are best remembered for smashing up machinery during the Industrial Revolution. But...

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Women on the front line, from forgotten commanders to cross-dressing soldiers

Military history is generally assumed to be a male domain. But according to Sarah Percy, author...

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Before Windrush: Britain’s long relationship with the Caribbean

Seventy-five years ago, on 22 June 1948, HMT Empire Windrush landed at Tilbury docks. The arrival...

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Cornwall: a brief history

What makes Cornwall different from the rest of England? Is it history or geography that sets the...

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Franco’s Spain: paranoia, conspiracy & antisemitism

What are the consequences when conspiracy theories, lies, and paranoia are combined with military...

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The myth and memory of Waterloo

Why is Waterloo still a fixture in the story Britain tells about its national history, more than...

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