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A medieval battle re-enactment

A guide to medieval warfare and tactics
Mary and Joseph are registered in the census at Bethlehem

The 12 days of Tudor Christmas
Franklin D Roosevelt on Oak Island

9 historical figures connected to the Oak Island mystery
Birdseye shot of a Monopoly board

Monopoly: The game that starts Christmas arguments across the world

7 powerful medieval ranged weapons
Knights in armour clash

6 bloodiest battles in medieval history
A sword on a black background

The deadliest medieval weapons 
Medieval soldiers standing outside a castle

How to defend a medieval castle 
A red rose lying on JFK's grave

JFK and the US presidents who died in office 
Medieval armour

5 types of medieval armour
A selection of medieval melee weaponry

Exploring medieval melee weapons
18th drawing depicting a game of Questions and Commands

The 12 games of Christmas: History's forgotten festive pastimes
A medieval castle under attack by knights on horseback

The longest sieges in medieval history 
A medieval battle re-enactment

5 strangest medieval battles
A medieval knight holding a large sword

6 little known facts about medieval knights
A selection of medieval swords

The greatest swords of the medieval period
Baba Vanga next to a graphic of '2023' written inside a crystal ball

Baba Vanga's predictions for 2023
A shadowy puppeteer controls the planet

The biggest conspiracy theories in history 
A girl wearing a crown carries a candle while walking down a church aisle

Santa Lucia's Day: Lighting the way to Christmas
A siege tower with a medieval castle in the distance

6 of the most ingenious medieval siege weapons 
Mari Lwyd

3 bizarre Christmas traditions you've probably never heard of
Laurence Fishburne in History's Greatest Mysteries

10 free episodes you can watch on HISTORY Play in December
Gävle Goat 

8 little known Christmas traditions from around the world 
A thermometer surrounded by snow showing freezing temperature and a photo of Tower Bridge, London

The coldest temperatures in UK history
Rick Lagina

How to watch 'The Curse of Oak Island' season 10 in the UK
Decorations on a Christmas tree

The true origin of the Christmas tree: A festive history
St George

Who are the 4 patron saints of Great Britain and Ireland?
A painting of St Andrew

5 surprising facts about St Andrew
SHop

The history of Black Friday: The biggest shopping day of the year
The first Thanksgiving, 1621, Pilgrims and natives gather to share a meal, oil painting by Jean Louis Gerome Ferris, 1932.

How Thanksgiving became a holiday
Portrait of King George V

The life of King George V: Britain's WWI king
Painting of Teresa of Avila

6 famous female mystics from medieval Europe
Photo of Kim Philby overlayed on generic 'top secret' documents and folders

Kim Philby: The MI6 double agent who spied for Russia
Rendering of fans celebrating inside a football stadium

7 little known facts about the World Cup
The World Cup

The history of the World Cup
Two poppies on a grey background

Black, white and purple: What do different colour Poppies represent?