All About History preview: Jane Austen, Christmas horrors, the Holy Grail

Plus biggest toy crazes, empresses of Japan, what if Anne Boleyn had a son and much more! 16 December 2025 marks the 250th birthday of one of the most read and celebrated authors to emerged from the United Kingdom, so … Continued

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Amazing Gifts for History Lovers – Essential 2025 guide

25 must-have gift ideas for the history buff in your life to fit your pocket

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All About History preview: Attila the Hun, the real Frankenstein, Voodoo Queen

Plus the woman who ran the Vatican, the darker side of London history, the Allied fight for Burma in WWII and much more!

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Uncover the Gunpowder Plot in new history special

Delve into the events around Guy Fawkes’ treasonous scheme to kill the king and his ministers

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All About History preview: The first Chinese Empire, power couples, Thunderbirds

Plus Britain’s history with guns, the history of Istanbul, WWII eastern front and much more!

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Journey through the history of America, state by state

Our new history special explores each of the 52 states of the United States to learn a little of its story

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Uncover the history of Secret Services in new history special

The shadow organisations fighting the hidden conflicts around the world have much to reveal

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All About History preview: Making and breaking Titanic, royal scandals, America’s first serial killer

Plus the Baba Yaga, medieval pilgrimages, Mao’s disaster plan and much more!

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Explore the strange side of the US in America’s Weirdest Places

Discover the land of the freaky and the home of the bizarre

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Discover the deeper history of a document that changed the world, the Constitution of the United States

How this charter became the cornerstone of American democracy

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All About History preview: Norse gods, rebuilding Hiroshima, lost tombs

Plus what if D-Day had failed, why men were obsessed with codpieces, the lucha libre folk hero, the history of Paris and much more!

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CLOSED: WIN: We Have Ways Fest tickets

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All About History preview: Rise of the Tudors, the real Captain Morgan, ancient ghosts

Plus the life of April Ashley, lost jobs from history, the conquest of Siberia and much more!

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“He’s always been a family legend but now he’s become my own personal hero as well”: Q and A with Adam Hart on his Great Grandfather’s World War II escape.

In 1943 Frank Griffiths crash landed in France, escaped to Switzerland then then made the long journey home – back through occupied territory…

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Taking Inspiration From History: Q and A with Roman Krznaric

Author Roman Krznaric talks using the past to inspire us in the present.

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How did Britain band together in the face of Nazi invasion? Find out in our new special

Britain’s Home Front explores life in Blitz Britain and how the nation came together

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From the occult to freak shows, uncover the stranger side of the Victorians

Weird History of the Victorians opens up the lesser-explored sides of the 19th century

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All About History preview: Was Nero Rome’s worst emperor, Tudor rebels, wild west folk tales

Plus the history of flight, the woman who inspired the Taj Mahal, strange inventions of great minds and much more!

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“There is this constant connection between both living and dead and past and present” – Luke Pepera on 500,000 years of African History.

Ahead of his appearance at HistFest at the British Library, Luke Pepera spoke to us about the many civilisations and societies that make up the fascinating history of Africa.