Lesser-known Lore of Werewolves

Every culture adds their own new piece to the werewolf legend, but what elements haven’t quite caught on with the rest of the world?

24th January 2020

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Beer’s Greatest Supporters Through History

Four men who helped to champion the evolution of beer or otherwise threw their historic weight behind the brew

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Demon Hunting, Dinners In Graveyards And Other Lost Xmas Traditions

Discover some unique holiday traditions from the past and the present that you might want to give a go!

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The Delicious History Of Cake

Dr Alysa Levene of Oxford Brookes University on the development of the popular baked food from the Ancient World to the 20th Century

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What If Charles I had won the English Civil War?

Experts discuss the repercussions had the crown defeated parliament for the future of English rule

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The Road To Rebuilding Britain

World War II tore homes and families apart, but Britain would rise stronger than ever

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10 Marvellous Medics

Meet ten men and women who had a lasting impact on medicine in the medieval world

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Australia’s First Penal Colony

How punitive criminal sentences, a gruelling journey and years of backbreaking labour forged the modern-day land down under

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Photograph of Peterloo Massacre veterans uncovered

Historian and broadcaster Michael Wood reveals a rare snapshot of survivors from the 1819 massacre

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Mussolini Vs The Mafia

The Italian dictator declared war on the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, but its suppression at home led inexorably to its rise in America

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Tower Of London’s 5 Most Famous Inmates

Some of the most powerful and intriguing figures in history have been imprisoned in the Tower

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The Birth Of Hollywood

How four penniless Jewish immigrant siblings changed the face of entertainment forever and wrote their own fairy tale

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“By jove, we actually did it” – What It Was Like Landing A Man On The Moon

Computer engineer Jack Garman reflects on his time at NASA, his work on the computer systems of Apollo 11 and what it was like to help put people on the moon

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Mary Fulbrook On The Fight For Justice For Victims Of The Nazis

The award-winning author discusses her book, Reckonings, and how many have still not been held accountable for their crimes under the Third Reich

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England’s Last Duel

For centuries, duelling was a gentleman’s right to keep their honour, before the practice was made unlawful. However, there was still time for one last duel in England…

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What Were The Witch Hunts?

The witch-hunters of early modern Europe and America saw thousands tortured and sentenced to death, but what was a witch-hunt and why did this notorious practice happen?

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The Myths Of Robin Hood

Hero, archer, lover, poacher, murderer, thief, vagabond… The story of Robin Hood has taken many forms through the ages, but is there any truth in the legend?

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Chernobyl fire fighter: “We were risking our lives, but just doing a job”

Anatoli Gubariev helped tackle the raging inferno in the aftermath of the 1986 catastrophe and witnessed first-hand the scale of the destruction

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The Quiet Genius of Maria Anna Mozart

Did Wolfgang’s sister teach him everything that he knew? We explore the life of the extraordinary woman in an incredible family

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The Real Life Sherlock Holmes

A master of disguise and an expert in deduction, Detective Jerome Caminada pursued criminals relentlessly through the dangerous underworld of 19th-century Manchester