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A painting that depicts horses being used in the Battle of Friedland in 1807

Galloping through time: How horses shaped history
Odette Sansom

7 inspirational female spies from World War II
Portrait of King Louis XVI of France

The world’s worst monarchs from history
Gary Sokolov in an Auschwitz bunker

Gary Sokolov: Who is the Tattooist of Auschwitz's son?
Statue of William Wallace raising his sword at the National Wallace Monument in Stirling

5 little known facts about William Wallace
The destroyed wreckage of BA Flight 149

What happened to British Airways Flight 149?
Dan Leno as pantomime dame

The colourful history of pantomime dames

Statue of Julius Caesar in Rome

What's in a name? The origins of our months' names
Earthrise, as seen from Apollo 8, 24th December 1968

History of the Space Race: The battle for the Final Frontier
Harriet Tubman

7 disabled people who changed history
Anti-nuclear bunker transformed into history museum in Tirana, Albania

The fascinating history of Albania's secret Cold War bunkers

A London policeman directs traffic during a foggy day

How the Great Smog of London killed thousands in 1952
Lord Mansfield, the Lord Chief Justice of England

Somerset vs Stewart: A turning point in British abolitionism

Inside the Roman baths in Bath, UK

Roman baths in Britain: A legacy of empire and engineering

Joseph Stalin in 1920

4 secret hideouts of Europe’s ruthless dictators

A person circling Friday 13th on a calendar

When is the next Friday the 13th and why is it unlucky?

Men of the Royal Garrison Artillery load a large artillery weapons prior to the Battle of Amiens

Amiens: The battle that turned the tide of World War I

Painting depicting William Kidd and his crew burying treasure

Forgotten Scottish pirates: Tales of treachery and treasure

The characters from 'Gunpowder Siege' standing in front of a large explosion

The Gunpowder Plot: A historian explains what really happened
Ayrton Senna sitting in his McLaren in May 1988

Ayrton Senna: The death of an icon, 30 years on
Painting depicting the signature of the armistice in the railway carriage

What happened on the Armistice of 1918?

Charlotte Pyke portraying Anne Vaux in Gunpowder Siege

Who was Anne Vaux and was she involved in the Gunpowder Plot?

Men of the 18th Machine Gun Battalion passing through St. Baussant in advance upon St. Mihiel

From neutrality to victory: America's influence on WWI
Phil Taylor celebrates

The 10 greatest darts players of all time
A person wearing a VR headset while sitting on a swing at the Gunpowder Plot immersive experience

Competition: Win four VIP tickets to the Gunpowder Plot Immersive Experience
A female viking warrior

Did Viking shield-maidens really exist?
A person changing the clock at 2am

When do the UK's clocks go back in 2025?
Lit candles celebrating diwalli

The history of Diwali: The five-day festival of light
Discovery of the Gunpowder Plot (1823) by Henry Perronet Briggs

Why did they try to blow up the Houses of Parliament?
An actor portraying Robert Catesby talks to acquaintances

How to watch 'Gunpowder Siege'
A copy of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' on a bookshelf

9 important books about World War I
Statue of Toyotomi Hideyoshi at Hokoku Shrine in Osaka, Japan

The true story behind Shogun
Protestors holding banners in St. Petersburg, Russia

6 revolutions and uprisings that changed history
A young girl lights candles for All Saints Day

5 haunting Halloween traditions from around the world
The White House on a sunny day

Remarkable records from US presidential elections
Lily Ebert

Lily Ebert, Holocaust survivor and Tiktok star, dies aged 100