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Statues from the Elgin Marbles

7 facts about the Elgin Marbles

Painting depicting Warwick the Kingmaker

The Puppetmaster of Power: The life of Warwick the Kingmaker
Dan Aykroyd

'There are stories here that truly defy belief': Dan Aykroyd on his 'Unbelievable' new show
Abandoned site of the Bhopal Disaster

The Bhopal Disaster: Thousands killed during the world's worst industrial tragedy
A man and a woman eating grapes

6 strange New Year's Eve traditions from around the world
The wild hunt of Odin

Odin's most famous adventures in Norse mythology
A Santa hat draped over a microphone

Merry Christmas Everyone: The history of Christmas Number Ones
Theatre performers on stage

'It's behind you': A brief history of pantomime
Greatest Christmas movies of all time

The greatest Christmas movies in history 
Dan Aykroyd

Everything you need to know about Dan Aykroyd
Reliquiary of Charlemagne in Aachen cathedral

Historical events that took place on Christmas Day
Mural of Jack o' Legs distributing stolen bread to poor people

6 staggering giants from English folklore
A graphic showing a plane in the clouds with text reading 'What happened to flight MH370?'

What happened to Flight MH370? Debunking the myths
Achilles and Ajax Playing a Board Game by famous Greek vase painter Exekias

The surprisingly ancient history of board games
Painting of Vlad the Impaler

3 real people behind the modern vampire myth
Front page of the Daily Mail from 1914 showing the Christmas Truce

The remarkable story of the Christmas Truce of 1914
Coco Chanel

The complicated legacy of Coco Chanel
A Christmas market in China

What Do They Call Christmas in China?: Christmas celebrations from across the world
Painting of the Battle of Trenton

6 battles fought on Christmas Day
Joséphine kneels before Napoleon during his coronation at Notre Dame

Major historical anniversaries in December
Jane Seymour portrait

9 little known facts about Jane Seymour
Franz Reichelt wearing his parachute suit

8 inventors who were killed by their inventions
Damaged buildings at Whitechapel in 1945

The V-2 rocket: One of Hitler's deadliest weapons
Collection of antique wooden toys

History's most popular Christmas toys for children
The attack on Pearl Harbor

Was a third wave planned at Pearl Harbor?

Actors portraying the thieves in the Baker Street Burglary

10 free episodes you can watch on HISTORY Play in December 2023
St Nicholas and Krampus

Krampus: The Alpine monster that terrifies kids at Christmas
An actor playing Nostradamus alongside the words 'The predictions that came true in 2023'

The predictions that came true in 2023
Carol Singers

History of your favourite Christmas carols
The Statue of Liberty poking out of a Christmas box

4 crazy Christmas gifts from history
Scrabble tiles on a game board reading 'Merry Christmas'

The history of your favourite Christmas board games
A stock image showing a fire place and Christmas mince pies

20 festive facts you didn't know about Christmas
A photograph of a pagan themed festive dinner

The pagan roots of Christmas
Above: Police near the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 in the town of Lockerbie, Scotland

The Lockerbie Bombing: 35 years on

A child opening an advent calendar

Counting down to Christmas 2024: The history of the Advent Calendar
A stock image of prison bars

How Pablo Escobar made his own prison palace