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A small hare in a meadow next to a basket of Easter eggs

What day is Easter 2023 and why does it change every year?

Popular Culture
King Henry VIII

Henry VIII and the 'spare heirs' who were never meant to be king

Kings and Queens
Hot cross buns on a wooden chopping board

Why do we eat hot cross buns on Good Friday?

Popular Culture
Clifford's Tower on a sunny day

The restoration of York Castle: A towering achievement

British History
Person dressed as a golden court jester posing between pillars

No joke! The weird and wonderful origins of April Fool's Day

Popular Culture
Rendering of a volcanic eruption

The most devastating and deadly natural disasters from ancient history

Curse of the Ancients
A rusty abandoned shipwreck in the sea

There are 40,000 shipwrecks around the UK, here are the most fascinating

Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter
A medieval black steel helmet

Shine a light: Were the Dark Ages really that dark?

Medieval History
Sylvia Pankhurst at a rally in 1932

The Suffragette and the Emperor: Sylvia Pankhurst 'Honorary Ethiopian'

Women's history
Ross Kemp in full diving gear

Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter: Episode Guide

Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter
A mother smiles as her young daughter hides a card and present behind her back

The real reasons we celebrate Mother's Day

Popular Culture
Five men in suits holding Oscar statues

The weirdest Oscar acceptance speeches of all time

Popular Culture
Ross Kemp wearing a wetsuit on a boat

Ross Kemp on filming Shipwreck Treasure Hunter: 'I am as soft as it gets!'

Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter
Portrait of an Ottoman Emperor

Seven sadistic sultans from the Ottoman Empire

Historical Figures
Large ancient statue covered by sand

5 lost civilisations you've never heard about

Curse of the Ancients
A medieval executioners holds a large axe

Hang 'Em Higher: 7 more of history's most famous executioners

Medieval History
The Clayton Barlow knife

60 Seconds of Skill: Sheffield knife-maker Michael May

Craft
Oliver Meeson

60 Seconds of Skill: Pipemaker Oliver Meeson

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

Ada Lovelace changed computing one hundred years after her death

British History
A female archaeologist excavating an ancient burial site

The most inspirational female archaeologists from history

Women's history
Sarah Cruddas

Sarah Cruddas: 'The New Space Race'

Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies
Professor Alice Roberts

Everything you need to know about Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts

Curse of the Ancients
St Patrick on a stained glass window

Five surprising facts about St Patrick

Historical Figures
Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts

Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts: Trailer

Curse of the Ancients
The Endurance trapped in ice

A brief history of 'Endurance' and its remarkable discovery

Ross Kemp: Shipwreck Treasure Hunter
Finnish soldiers aim a large gun in a winter forest

How Finland protected its WW2 independence during the Winter War

Russia
Alice Roberts

Meet Professor Alice Roberts host of Curse of the Ancients

Curse of the Ancients
Laurence Fishburne

What to watch on HISTORY Play in May?

HISTORY Play
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

Military History
Sarah Cruddas stood in front of the James Webb Telescope, the largest and most powerful of its kind.

James Webb: The latest generation of 'time-travelling' technology

Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies
A person in a hazmat suit and gas mask in front of smoke

The hero pensioners of the Fukushima nuclear disaster

Modern History
The Great Pyramids

Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts: Episode Guide

Curse of the Ancients
English-style pancakes with lemon and sugar, traditional for Shrove Tuesday

The pagan roots of pancake day: Why do we eat pancakes one Tuesday each Year?

Popular Culture
A Finnish Easter Witch | Image: Shutterstock

Five peculiar Easter traditions that don't involve chocolate eggs

Popular Culture
Morgan Freeman standing in front of some prison bars

Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman: Episode Guide

Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman in a large escape tunnel

'The ingenuity gets to you': Morgan Freeman on his new series 'Great Escapes'

Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman