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Doug Marcaida
Doug Marcaida and J. Neilson: Forged in Fire season 8 interview

Forged In Fire
Anne Boleyn in the tower
Who was Henry VIII's most unfortunate wife?

Kings and Queens
Ides of March: debunking the myths

Ancient History
How Thatcher broke the miners' strike but at what cost?

Popular Culture
Noor Inayat Khan
The real-life women who inspired WW2 screen heroines

Women's history
The very jaunty history of the sea shanty
Alexander Graham Bell
Great Scottish inventors who changed the course of history
Sushi
The surprising history behind your favourite Japanese cuisine
British women who changed the world

Popular Culture
Mary Anning
Mary Anning: the mother of palaeontology

Not What You Thought You Knew
Lady Jane Grey
What if Lady Jane Grey had kept the throne?

Tudor History
The Portrait of Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus), a French Renaissance Medicine & Astrologer, painted by his son César de Nostredame (1553-1630?)
Nostradamus: Which of his predictions came true?

Mysteries
Alec Steele
Brand new Forged with Steele and Forged in Fire

Forged with Steele
Have Rick and Marty Found a Tunnel?
Have Rick and Marty found a tunnel?

The Curse of Oak Island
Illustration from Chambers Book of Days depicting a sow on trial
The law is an ass: 8 famous animal trials from history

Medieval History
Snowdrops
From Ides of March to Mayday: Five historical ways to welcome spring

Popular Culture
Who was Rasputin?
Ivan the Terrible
Why was Ivan so terrible?

Russia
Chess board | Pixabay |
The history of chess: 'The immortal game'

Popular Culture
When Women’s Football Was Bigger Than Men’s

Sport
Watch: Five little known facts about the Lagina brothers

The Curse of Oak Island
Rick and Gary take a closer look
Top 5 treasure finds on Oak Island

The Curse of Oak Island
Courtly Love
Get your cloak, you’ve pulled! Top 10 medieval dating tips

Medieval History
The Secret Journal

Roswell The First Witness
Duchess of Gordon painted by Daniel Gardner
What does Bridgerton get right about the Regency period?

Popular Culture
Slave Ship by JWM Turner and portrait of Olaudah Equiano by Daniel Orme | Public Domain
Olaudah Equiano and the Zong Massacre

Not What You Thought You Knew
History’s greatest love affair: Catherine the Great and Grigory Potemkin

Kings and Queens
Catherine the Great
How did Catherine the Great really die?

Women's history
Geisha and the art of Japanese beauty
Lupercalia
The pagan roots of Valentine's Day
Alec Steele forges the Japanese Katana blade

Forged with Steele
Rick and Marty Lagina
The top 25 treasures discovered on Oak Island… So far

The Curse of Oak Island
Bullet train
7 important Japanese inventions from history

Japan
Win a copy of Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction

Legends of the Pharaohs
There’s no doubting the seismic impact these quirky little symbols have had on the mass communication
The history of emojis

Popular Culture
Circa 1550, Bishop Gardiner of Winchester's conference with Queen of England Lady Jane Grey (1537 - 1554) at Beauchamp Tower. (Getty)
The sisters who would be Queen

Kings and Queens