Agonising dentistry and whalebone corsets, how Marie Antoinette went from provincial outsider to style goddess
History Of Royals
History of War
Battle of Messines 1917: The forgotten WWI victory that changed the British Army
Professor Mark Connelly of the University of Kent on how mines changed Britain’s fortunes on the Western Front
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People & Politics
Himmler’s Nazi Cycling Scam: How bike reflectors helped fund the Ahnenerbe
How the invention of bicycle reflectors helped fund the Ahnenerbe, Heinrich Himmler’s ancestral research organisation
Medieval & Renaissance
The Lost Kingdom of Rheged: What the Trusty’s Hill dig can tell us about Celtic Britain
Archaeologist Ronan Toolis on the Trusty’s Hill Fort excavation that shines some light on Dark Age Britain
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Ancient Civilisations
Challenging Erich von Däniken on the bizarre longevity of Chariots of the Gods
We spoke to the father of the Ancient Aliens myth to find out how Chariot of the Gods? got history so wrong
History Of Royals
Prince Maurice and Prince Leopold of Battenberg: Heroism and Haemophilia in World War I
The Battenberg princes both answered the call of King and Country in 1914, but were they both haemophiliacs?
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People & Politics
Le Père Fouettard: The French Christmas cannibal who serves Santa Claus
Father Christmas’s French pal ‘Father Whipper’ makes the Krampus look like a beanie baby
Medieval & Renaissance
Christmas under Cromwell: How religious rebels kept the festive fires burning
Banned as Catholic and perhaps even pagan, Christmas continued to thrive in Oliver Cromwell’s Commonwealth
People & Politics
Victorian Egyptomania: How a 19th Century fetish for Pharaohs turned seriously spooky
Mummy unwrapping, gothic horror and the Golden Dawn, the Victorians took Ancient Egypt to some very dark places
Medieval & Renaissance
12 weird and wonderful Tudor Christmas traditions, from boy bishops to Plough Monday
Carol singing, wassail bowls, mince pies and turkey, the 16th Century got so much about Christmas right
People & Politics
Tony Robinson reveals his 6 favourite historical places
Archaeology champion Tony Robinson reveals his must-see museums, castles and heritage sites
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History Of Royals
The Birthplace of Henry VII: Inside the Tudor Stronghold of Pembroke Castle
Can new archaeological discoveries at Pembroke Castle finally reveal the birthplace of Henry Tudor and shed light on the Wars of the Roses’ Lancastrian powerbase
History of War
Java Sea Shipwrecks of World War 2: One of the men who found them reflects on their loss
Could – and should – HMS Exeter, HMS Encounter, HMS Electra, USS Perch, HNLMS De Ruyter, HNLMS Java and HNLMS Kortenaer have been saved from looters?
History of War
Britain’s Muslim Soldiers of World War 1 find a voice in previously unreported letters
89,000 Muslims died fighting for Britain in the Great War, now some of their stories are being told for the first time
History of War
Wounded at Monte Cassino: A veteran remembers one of the costliest battles of World War 2
Theo Davies of the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment recalls the bitter fighting in the winter of 1943
Industry & Inventions
The History of the M1: How has it Evolved?
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History Of Royals
The Tragedy of Young Prince Philip: The Nazis, the Navy and the Broken Home
Discover how Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark overcame a tragic upbringing and emerged as a war hero
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History Of Royals
Netflix’s The Crown “isn’t sanitised, but it treats the royal family with respect”
The Crown star Jared Harris on playing George VI, why the Abdication Crisis still resonates, and whether Queen Elizabeth II will like the show
Medieval & Renaissance
Vikings Season 4 Part 1 is packed with Medieval mayhem
History fans will find a lot to love about Vikings Season 4 Part 1 as it arrives on DVD and Blu-ray