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Gulliver's Travels

Seeing stars: Baffling astronomical knowledge from history
Germaine Delapierre

The 1921 Women's Olympiad: 100 years of women's sport
What's coming up in Curse of the Lost Amazon Gold

What's coming up in Curse of the Lost Amazon Gold
A Viking warrior women

Three little known warrior women from history
Heroes of the Holocaust

Heroes of the Holocaust: Book competition
St David, Castell Coch

Who Was St David? The life and times of Wales' Patron Saint
Alexander Graham Bell

Great Scottish inventors who changed the course of history
Sushi

The surprising history behind your favourite Japanese cuisine
Anne Boleyn in the tower

Who was Henry VIII's most unfortunate wife?
Doug Marcaida

Doug Marcaida and J. Neilson: Forged in Fire season 8 interview
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From Ides of March to Mayday: Five ways to welcome spring

Duchess of Gordon painted by Daniel Gardner

What does Bridgerton get right about the Regency period?
Catherine the Great

How did Catherine the Great really die?
Illustration from Chambers Book of Days depicting a sow on trial

The law is an ass: 8 famous animal trials from history
The very jaunty history of the sea shanty

The very jaunty history of the sea shanty
A photograph taken at Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan

Geisha and the art of Japanese beauty
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Alec Steele forges the Japanese Katana blade

Alec Steele forges the Japanese Katana blade
Detail of an early 15th century tapestry showing a man offering his heart to a lady

Get your cloak, you’ve pulled! Top 10 medieval dating tips
Alec Steele

Brand new Forged with Steele and Forged in Fire
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7 important Japanese inventions from history
Lady Jane Grey

What if Lady Jane Grey had kept the throne?
Roswell: The First Witness - Episodes

Roswell: The First Witness - Episodes
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Watch: Five little known facts about the Lagina brothers

Watch: Five little known facts about the Lagina brothers
The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz: 'A very powerful testament to today's readers'

The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz: 'A very powerful testament to today's readers'
An edited photograph of a person holding a phone with emojis floating from the screen

The history of emojis
Jesse Marcel

Jesse Marcel: Roswell's 'First Witness'
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Gary strikes gold

Gary strikes gold
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The life of Boudicca: the warrior queen of the the Iceni
Wax figures Rasputin in the exhibition "how to kill Rasputin"

6 Rasputin myths debunked
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Holy Shamoley

Holy Shamoley
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A button, a broach and a bobby dazzler

A button, a broach and a bobby dazzler
Mysterious discovery in the swamp

Mysterious discovery in the swamp
Jesse Marcel

Does an army officer's secret diary reveal new clues to Roswell?
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UFO Projects Declassified clip

UFO Projects Declassified clip
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New historic finds 170 feet below

New historic finds 170 feet below
'The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz': Book competition

'The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz': Book competition