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Saison d'octobre by Jules Bastien-Lepage

The history of the potato: The humble vegetable that changed the world
A red Christmas wreath on a wooden door

11 lost Christmas traditions from around the UK
James Covey and a painting of the Amistad

James Covey: The African sailor who helped the Amistad captives win freedom
A ghostly apparitions at Christmas

Nightmare before Christmas: The history of festive ghost stories
Margaret Beaufort who features in Royal Bastards

How much do you know about the Wars of the Roses?
Royal Bastards:Rise of the Tudors

Watch Royal Bastards:Rise of the Tudors trailer
Royal Bastards

'She's very unusual for the 15th century': Historian Lauren Johnson on Margaret Beaufort
Princess Elizabeth In Auxiliary Territorial Service uniform, April 1945

Four ways that Queen Elizabeth II contributed to WW2
A silhouette of Rick and Marty Lagina digging a hole

When does The Curse of Oak Island S9 start in the UK?
In the series artwork, a female explorer is depicted observing an arctic expanse

Secrets in the Ice | Official Trailer
Craig Charles and Sarah Cruddas who star in Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies

Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies: Official Trailer
Rick and Marty Lagina bathed in a blue light

The Curse of Oak Island Season 9 | Official trailer
The Benin Bronzes

Ancient African artefacts: From the Benin Bronzes to the Zimbabwe Birds
The Gunpowder Plot conspirators

Penny for the guys: What happened to the Gunpowder Plot conspirators?

The Witch Trial by William Powell Frith

A discovery of witches: British witch trials in the 17th century
The Battle of the Halbe

The Battle of the Halbe: The destruction of Hitler’s 9th Army

The battle of Towton: The largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil
Burning the witch

13 facts about the European witch craze
A painting of the Thames Frost Fair, with people milling about upon the frozen river

Winters of discontent: 6 of the worst winters in British history

The Battle of Trafalgar

Why the Battle of Trafalgar was so important for Britain
Russian tanks in Berlin

How the Nazis lost WW2: Four major turning points
An image of Adolf Hitler in front of copies of Time Magazine

TIME Magazine’s most surprising people of the year
Left: A portrait from Hopkins from the 1857 edition of The Discovery of Witches. Right: Mary Dyer being led to her execution

The life of Matthew Hopkins, the opportunistic 'Witchfinder General'
A portrait of Horatio Nelson

How Nelson lost his arm and other facts about Britain’s greatest naval commander
King Lear and Cordelia by Banjamin West, 1728

'I fear I am not in my perfect mind': 7 mentally-ill monarchs from history
Burning candles in an autumnal forest

Ancient rituals that mark the start of autumn
Hooded figures stand infront of a bonfire

Samhain and the pagan roots of Halloween
Al Murray dressed as Admiral Nelson

'Nelson defeated the French single-handedly': Al Murray on his new show
Fred Sirieix and Al Murray

Al Murray: Why Do the Brits Win Every War: Episodes
William Shatner

William Shatner and the history of civilan space travel
Painting of Dido Elizabeth Belle by David Martin

The story of Dido Elizabeth Belle: Britain's first black aristocrat
A photograph showing flames across the Greenwood section of Tulsa

'Black Wall Street in flames': The thriving community destroyed in the Tulsa race riots
An Aztec picture

Take heart: Bloody execution in the Americas from the Aztecs to the Incas
Christ the Redeemer

These truly colossal statues are some of the tallest in the world
James I

Surprising facts about Scotland's lesser-known kings

Last Lady standing: The women of the Wars of the Roses