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Lisa Kelly standing with her arms crossed in front of a truck

Ice Road Truckers: Who is Lisa Kelly?

Looking out from a stall at Munich's Christmas market

The world’s oldest Christmas markets

13th century image depicting King Harald of Norway at the Battle of Fulford

The Battle of Fulford: The forgotten clash before Hastings

The Ice Road Truckers cast standing in front of a large truck in icy conditions

How to watch Ice Road Truckers season 12 in the UK

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Tom Oar sitting in his home wearing a green shirt and a cowboy hat

Who is Tom Oar? A real-life mountain man

Meet Tom Oar, a Mountain Man fan favourite. Find out about his life, wife and memorable moments on this much-loved Sky HISTORY show.

Eustace Conway

Mountain Men: Who is Eustace Conway?

Get to know Eustance Conway, one of the stars of Sky HISTORY’s popular reality series, Mountain Men.

Equipment outside Sir Ernest Shackleton's hut near McMurdo Sound in Antarctica

Ernest Shackleton, a Mountain Man if there ever was one

We have decided to tip our wooly hats to on of the greatest Mountain Men the world has ever seen.

'ICE ROAD TRUCKERS' - A truck's wheel driving across the ice

Ice Road Truckers

Rob Bell posing with a re-enactor - 'BRITAIN'S LOST BATTLEFIELDS'

Britain's Lost Battlefields

'TROY STORY' - engravings of Trojan warriors

Troy Story

Illustration of Tom Oar standing on top of a mountain next to the show title

Mountain Men

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The ruins of the ancient city of Troy

Troy Story: How 5 ancient cities were lost and found again

Painting depicting the burning of Troy

What kind of swords were used in the Trojan War?

Statue of Robert the Bruce riding a horse

The Battle of Bannockburn: When Robert the Bruce became Scotland's hero

A little girl holding a chocolate that she has just got from her advent calendar. The advent calendar is on the table in the background

Counting down to Christmas 2025: The history of the Advent Calendar

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Alice Loxton

A historian's epic pilgrimage reveals the secrets of England's forgotten queen

Dr Daniel Cowling standing in front of a brick wall

Historian uncovers Asia’s forgotten battles after Japan’s WWII surrender

Tony McMahon

Why are humans obsessed with predicting the future?

Anita Bhagwandas

History's most painful fashion and beauty trends

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A photograph of a pagan themed festive dinner

The pagan roots of Christmas

St Nicholas and Krampus

Krampus: The Alpine monster that terrifies kids at Christmas

Santa Claus wearing a green suit instead of the traditional red colour

8 forgotten Christmas traditions of the UK

Reliquiary of Charlemagne in Aachen cathedral

Historical events that took place on Christmas Day

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Crystal ball and fortune teller hands. Divination concept. The spiritual seance. Future reading.

Prophet Warnings: 9 intriguing predictions from history

Sinking of the Titanic Illustration

6 premonitions of disasters that came true

A 1686 engraving of Mother Shipton

Yorkshire's Nostradamus: The life and prophecies of Mother Shipton

Pandemonium by John Martin

7 times the world was predicted to end

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Black and white photograph of Rosalind Franklin looking through a microscope

The remarkable life of Rosalind Franklin

The entrance to Hỏa Lò Prison - with a sign reading 'Maison Centrale'

The dark history of Vietnam’s notorious prison

The Great Sphinx of Giza

Why was the Sphinx created?

Emma Culligan speaks to members of the team around the main table

Who is Emma Culligan? Unveiling her role in Oak Island’s secrets

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