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A WEAPON FOR ABOLITION
Stephen Taylor recounts the story of HMS Black Joke and the West Africa Squadron's fight to stop slavery
A VERY BRITISH CULT: ROGUE PRIESTS AND THE ABODE OF LOVE
How a sinister Victorian sect operated deep in the heart of rural Somerset
THE LOST CITIES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA
Uncovering the history and legacy of some of the world's most mysterious locations
What If...MARILYN MONROE HAD LIVED?
After defeating her darkest demons, what could the world expect from the iconic star in later years?
THE APOTHECARY'S WIFE
Exploring the commodification of domestic medical remedies
HER SECRET SERVICE
The forgotten women of a shadowy world are given their place in history
DEVILS IN THE DARK
CRIME IN BLACKOUT LONDON
EXPLAINING THE ENLIGHTENMENT
Professor John Robertson ponders how the historiography of the movement has changed
GLADIATOR II
Scott offers up a new swords and sandals spectacle for the mob
PETIT TRIANON
Versailles, France 1762 - present
BATTLE OF CHAERONEA
CHAERONEA, GREECE 3 AUGUST 338 BCE
THE GREAT SURVIVOR ANNE OF CLEVES
How she turned rejection into lifelong fortune, favour and independence
ENLIGHTENMENT ARCHITECTURE
Amazing buildings inspired by neoclassical and rococo ideas
ROBERT HOOKE MICROSCOPE
An essential but imperfect implement that helped pioneer scientific observation England, 1675
THE INCA ALEXANDER
How Topa Inca Yupanqui built on the conquests of his forebears and expanded his empire
STALIN HAD CONTINUED WEST AFTER BERLIN?
Having used the Allies for his own ends, the Soviet dictator plots to overthrow the rest of Europe
THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE
ATLANTIC OCEAN, 400 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF USHANT 28 MAY - 1 JUNE 1794
LIFE AS AS A GODDESS
Jasmine Elmer uncovers the complexity and darker sides of ancient deities and delivers history with soul
TUDOR FASHION TIPS
From farthingales and ruffs to codpieces, ten ways to achieve the styles of the Tudor court
THE FIRST AMERICANS
Discover indigenous life before the colonists landed
THE LAVENDER SCARE
How a national fear of communism led to the American government outing and firing thousands of gay and lesbian workers
STARS BEHIND THE BARS
Ten iconic celebrity mugshots and the stories behind them
The Making of JAPAN
The rise of imperial power and a flourishing of the arts and culture in the Land of the Rising Sun can be traced back to the Asuka period
SIEGE OF TOULON
TOULON, FRENCH REPUBLIC SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 1793
REDISCOVERING THE FORGOTTEN LIVES OF QUEER MEN
We speak to the editor of a groundbreaking new collection that uncovers what life was like for gay men when homosexuality was illegal in Britain
FEMALE PHYSICIANS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Determined to make a difference despite the male dominance of the medical world, these pioneering women overcame numerous obstacles in their efforts to aid the infirm
"EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE DAVID, NOBODY WANTS TO BE GOLIATH"
Author Terry Deary discusses his career, writing history, the success of Horrible Histories and his new book
THE FALL OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
How military errors and a failure to modernise helped to bring down the tsars
“lo Saturnalia!"
What was the 'Roman Christmas\"?
VICTORIAN UNDERWORLD
Discover the gangs that lurked down the dark alleys of 19th century Britain