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A shadowy puppeteer controls the planet

The biggest conspiracy theories in history 
A girl wearing a crown carries a candle while walking down a church aisle

Santa Lucia's Day: Lighting the way to Christmas
A siege tower with a medieval castle in the distance

6 of the most ingenious medieval siege weapons 
Mari Lwyd

3 bizarre Christmas traditions you've probably never heard of
Laurence Fishburne in History's Greatest Mysteries

10 free episodes you can watch on HISTORY Play in December
Gävle Goat 

8 little known Christmas traditions from around the world 
A thermometer surrounded by snow showing freezing temperature and a photo of Tower Bridge, London

The coldest temperatures in UK history
Rick Lagina

How to watch 'The Curse of Oak Island' season 10 in the UK
Decorations on a Christmas tree

The true origin of the Christmas tree: A festive history
St George

Who are the 4 patron saints of Great Britain and Ireland?
A painting of St Andrew

5 surprising facts about St Andrew
SHop

The history of Black Friday: The biggest shopping day of the year
The first Thanksgiving, 1621, Pilgrims and natives gather to share a meal, oil painting by Jean Louis Gerome Ferris, 1932.

How Thanksgiving became a holiday
Portrait of King George V

The life of King George V: Britain's WWI king
Painting of Teresa of Avila

6 famous female mystics from medieval Europe
Photo of Kim Philby overlayed on generic 'top secret' documents and folders

Kim Philby: The MI6 double agent who spied for Russia
Rendering of fans celebrating inside a football stadium

7 little known facts about the World Cup
The World Cup

The history of the World Cup
Two poppies on a grey background

Black, white and purple: What do different colour Poppies represent?
A field of poppies inf ront of a blue sky

A short history of ‘In Flanders Field’: The poem that inspired the poppy appeal
A portrait of Queen Victoria in her early 20s

How Victoria became queen: The succession crisis of 1817
A black and white photograph of Queen Victoria on a horse with John Brown

The biggest royal scandals of Queen Victoria’s reign
Uncle Bertie in Royal Mob

Everything you need to know about 'Royal Mob'
French soldiers attacking from their trench

9 little-known facts about the Battle of Verdun
Michele Dotrice as Queen Victoria

'She was an amazing lady': Michele Dotrice on playing Queen Victoria in 'Royal Mob'
A photograph from Royal Mob episode two, airing on Sky HISTORY

Royal Mob: Episode Guide
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Royal Mob

Royal Mob: Official Trailer
Colourised image of the four Hesse sisters

The Hesse Sisters: Queen Victoria's favourite granddaughters
Poppies on small wooden crosses that say 'In Remembrance'

The history of Remembrance Day
A portrait of Prince Albert

The life of Prince Albert: The perfect prince
Statue of Alexander the Great in Thessaloniki

Alexander the Great: The king who never lost a battle
A photograph of the Dahomey Amazons

Who were the Dahomey Amazons? West Africa's fearsome female fighters
Black History Walks

'Black History is literally on their doorstep': Interview with the Tony Warner from 'Black History Walks'
Princess Elizabeth and Sergei Alexandrovich

What's coming up in 'Royal Mob' episode one?
The UnXplained with William Shatner

Everything you need to know about William Shatner
A colourised photo of Queen Victoria in 1860

The life of Queen Victoria: A queen in a man's world