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Five men in suits holding Oscar statues

The weirdest Oscar acceptance speeches of all time
Ross Kemp wearing a wetsuit on a boat

Ross Kemp on filming Deep Sea Treasure Hunter S1: 'I am as soft as it gets!'

Portrait of an Ottoman Emperor

Seven sadistic sultans from the Ottoman Empire
Large ancient statue covered by sand

5 lost civilisations you've never heard about
A medieval executioners holds a large axe

Hang 'Em Higher: 7 more of history's most famous executioners
The Clayton Barlow knife

60 Seconds of Skill: Sheffield knife-maker Michael May
Oliver Meeson

60 Seconds of Skill: Pipemaker Oliver Meeson

Watercolour portrait of Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, circa 1840

Ada Lovelace changed computing one hundred years after her death
A female archaeologist excavating an ancient burial site

The most inspirational female archaeologists from history
Sarah Cruddas

Sarah Cruddas: 'The New Space Race'
Professor Alice Roberts

Everything you need to know about Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts
St Patrick on a stained glass window

Five surprising facts about St Patrick
Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts

Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts: Trailer
The Endurance trapped in ice

A brief history of 'Endurance' and its remarkable discovery
Finnish soldiers aim a large gun in a winter forest

How Finland protected its WW2 independence during the Winter War
Alice Roberts

Meet Professor Alice Roberts host of Curse of the Ancients
Laurence Fishburne

What to watch on HISTORY Play in May?
Hannah Snell (1723–1792) was an Englishwoman who entered military service under the name "James Gray"

Women who went to war by pretending to be men
James Webb telescope in outer space

James Webb: The 'time-travelling' space telescope
The Great Pyramids

Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts: Episode Guide
Morgan Freeman standing in front of some prison bars

Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman S1: Episode Guide
Morgan Freeman in a large escape tunnel

'The ingenuity gets to you': Morgan Freeman on his new series 'Great Escapes'
Pottery print of Ancient Greek soldiers fighting

The army of same-sex lovers who made up Sparta's biggest rivals
Morgan Freeman in front of a tunnel with helicopters circling

Watch 'Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman' S1 Trailer
A woman in pink dancing in front of the Taj Mahal

Monuments to love: Impressive structures built to remember lost loves
A convict with dirty feet has a ball and chain attached to both ankles

Even more bizarre, brutal and absolutely barmy punishments from history
Equipment outside Sir Ernest Shackleton's hut near McMurdo Sound in Antarctica

Ernest Shackleton, a Mountain Man if there ever was one
View of St Peter's Basilica in the evening light

Pope Joan: Did the Vatican have a medieval female pontiff?
Sarah Cruddas pictured holding 'Look Up' and 'The Space Race'

Win a copy of 'Look Up: Our story with the stars' a new book by Sarah Cruddas
A woman wearing a purple dress embroidered with purple flowers hold a red present

You'll love these different Valentine's Day traditions from around the world
A 19th century portrait of Anne Lister

Iconic LGBT+ trailblazers from UK history
El Chapo being led away by two special forces officers

The greatest and most audacious prison breaks in history
Fisherman inspecting their catch

Uncovering Obama city’s unique Japanese food culture and traditions 
A female figure skater performs and acrobatic move in a blue dress

The Winter Olympics' worst ever cheaters
A man crouches next to a destroyed tent on the side of a snowy mountain

The Dyatlov Pass incident: How did nine Russian hikers lose their lives?
Drawing by R Griffiths, held by Ceredigion Museum showing several people in traditional Welsh fashions of the period

The ladies of Fishguard: Britain's unlikeliest protectors