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The Mall in London adorned with Union Jacks

Why do British monarchs celebrate Jubilees?
Sign for the Elizabeth Line

Mind the Gap: The history of London Underground
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini riding in the back of a car

Downfall: How Five fearsome dictators were finally overthrown
False colour image of Queen Victoria

How different British monarchs celebrated their Jubilees
The Amazon river meandering through the rainforest

The deepest and most dangerous rivers in the world
Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II smiles during the Trooping the Colour ceremony.

Unusual facts about the Queen
Riverhunters S3

Rick Edwards on River Hunters S3: 'People like watching us find rubbish'
Queen Victoria in her official Diamond Jubilee photograph

The 'Godmother of Europe': Queen Victoria's family ties across the continent
A score card displaying zeros

Nul Points! - The UK's worst Eurovision entries
The Eurovision trophy in the shape of an old-school microphone with the words 'Eurovision Song Contest Basel 2025' written on it

The weird and wonderful history of the Eurovision Song Contest
Queen Elizabeth II official portrait for 1959 tour

The longest reigning monarchs in history
The Queen's carriage procession makes its way to Buckingham Palace during the Jubilee on June 5, 2012

A history of British Jubilees
A crowd in London celebrate VE Day. One holds up a newspaper with the headline 'IT'S V-E DAY!' while several others make V symbols with their fingers

The beginning of the end: What happened on VE Day?
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Ricky and Marty Lagina from Curse of Oak Island

10 free episodes for you to watch this month on HISTORY Play
Drone shot of the River Severn winding through the Bristol countryside

The 10 longest rivers in the UK
Large queue of people outside a shop serving free soup, coffee and doughnuts during the Great Depression.

Six decades worse than the 2020s
Section from an old viking stone depicting a 'blood eagle' sacrifice

The most vicious Viking punishments
Drawing of John Wilkes Booth firing at the back of Abraham Lincoln's head

The curious coincidences of Abraham Lincoln's assassination
An Australian soldier carrying a wounded comrade during the WWI, Dardanelles Campaign. 1915.

The history of Anzac Day: Australia and New Zealand's day of remembrance
Morris dancers wearing floral headdresses

7 forgotten May Day traditions from around the UK
The USS Johnston before it sank

The deepest known shipwrecks in history
Baba Vanga in 1994

Baba Vanga: The Balkan Nostradamus who predicted Chernobyl and 9/11
A colourful Maypole in front of a blue sky

A-May-zing May Day celebrations from around the world
Gary Oldman attends the 'Darkest Hour' UK premiere at Odeon Leicester Square in London, England.

Their finest hour: Which actor portrayed the most convincing Churchill?
A Phoenician ship carved on a sarcophagus, 2nd century AD

The oldest shipwrecks in history
Portrait of Osman I, the first sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Five fantastic sultans from the Ottoman Empire

RMS Lusitania torpedoed by a German submarine

The deadliest shipwrecks in history
HMS Belfast museum ship on the River Thames

The British Navy's mightiest warships to ever do battle
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Ross onboard as he prepares to dive the wreck of sunken steam ship Iona IIIona II

The Iona II dive - the search for lost cargo - 'Ross Kemp: Deep Sea Treasure Hunter' S1
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Ross Kemp dives underwater

Ross battles strong currents on dive - 'Ross Kemp: Deep Sea Treasure Hunter' S1
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Ross Kemp talks to Sky HISTORY in this exclusive video

Ross Kemp reveals behind the scenes stories from 'Deep Sea Treasure Hunter' S1
Former NBA player and historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 'History is often far more complex, multi-layered, and diverse'
Ross Kemp submerged swimming next to the deck of a Royal Navy wreck

Ross Kemp: Deep Sea Treasure Hunter S1
Vladimir Putin standing behind a teal green curtain

Russia's 2014 invasion of Crimea - a short history
Two women wearing extravagant hats adorned with colourful flowers and eggs

Easter Bonnets: The weirdest Easter tradition you've never heard of