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Ouija Board

The spooky history of Ouija Boards
Silver spitfire

Win a copy of 'Silver Spitfire: The Longest Flight' companion book
Harvest festival in Strömfors Ironworks, Loviisa

Kekri: Finland’s answer to Day of the Dead
Windsor Castle under blue sky

10 little known facts about Windsor Castle | History of Windsor Castle
Vampire teeth

6 'real' vampire stories from history
Sir Walter Raleigh

Why was Sir Walter Raleigh executed?
Person holding a deck of Tarot cards

The strange history of Tarot cards 
Cheikh Anta Diop as a university student

5 groundbreaking Black scientists and inventors
Alan Turing

5 scholars who fought the Nazis with their brains 
Confetti fills the air during a lion dance celebration during Chinese New Year

When is Chinese New Year in 2024?
Una Marson reading in the West Indian Radio Newspaper

4 incredible and inspirational Black British women
A human skull wrapped in a cloth

Souling: The forgotten Halloween tradition you need to know about 
A shrine to a human skull

6 ways to celebrate Halloween like a pagan
Al Murray in India

'My timeline is going to be an absolute sewer': Al Murray on his new British Empire series
A digitally edited photograph of York Theatre Royal, York, UK

7 haunted theatres from around the UK
King George VI

The Reluctant King: The life of King George VI
A world map showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886

Rule Britannia: How did Britain conquer the world?
Al Murray and Anuvab Pal

What's coming up on 'Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire?'
Flight Sergeant James Hyde

The Trinidadian pilot who flew the 'Silver Spitfire'
Painting of a fight involving the 5th Bengal European Cavalry

How the Indian Mutiny forever changed the landscape of the British Empire
The National Windrush Monument in Waterloo Station

The reasons why Black History Month must be celebrated in the UK 
Spooky castle ruins with the moon shining through a window

The creepiest ghosts from Britain's historic castle ruins
Battle of Britain Lancaster Bombers

Major historical anniversaries in October
JFK in the limousine before his assassination

5 conspiracy theories about the assassination of JFK
Portrait of Francis Dashwood

The Hellfire Club: British high-society's most exclusive and scandalous group
Snap-Apple Night, painted by Daniel Maclise in 1833

9 forgotten Halloween traditions from the UK
Painting of a gnome under a toadstool

5 magical creatures from British folklore
Painting from the Battle of Plassey

A brief timeline of the British Empire
Great Escaper film

‘There's a lot of deep, deep feeling': Director Oliver Parker on his new film ' The Great Escaper'
Sofia Akel

'Reading books that are rich in diversity': The Free Books Campaign
Image: Halloween costumes from 1918

The eerie origins of Halloween costumes
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

8 facts about Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
Statue of Augustus

3 strange facts about the life of Emperor Augustus 
African American GIs

The Battle of Bamber Bridge: Racial violence during WWII
Win 1 of 10 copies of Assassin's Creed Mirage

Competition: Win a copy of 'Assassin's Creed: Mirage'
Portrait of Alessandro de' Medici

The life of Alessandro de' Medici, the Black Duke of Florence