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Actor portraying Barbara Villiers shows off two women to an actor portraying Charles II

Recap: 5 most dramatic moments from 'Royal Kill List' episode two
A man and a woman made out of flowers on a float during a Bloemencorso Bollenstreek precession

6 weird spring traditions from around the world
Pandemonium by John Martin

7 times the world was predicted to end 
Portrait of Nell Gwyn

The many (many) mistresses of Charles II
The head of an ancient statue of a Roman emperor

10 little known facts about Julius Caesar
Gold framed illustration of St George

When is St. George’s Day?
Photo of a lake in a valley where the sun and the moon are edited to be in the sky at the same time

Ancient British traditions to celebrate the Spring Equinox
Tomoe Gozen Killing Uchida Ieyoshi at Battle of Awazu

8 fearsome female warriors from history 
An actor portraying Charles II

Recap: 5 most dramatic moments from 'Royal Kill List' episode one
Painting of Oliver Cromwell looking at Charles I's corpse

Regicide: 6 monarchs who were killed
Painting of Charles II with his wife, Catherine of Braganza

A brief history of the Restoration
Maud Gonne

4 forgotten women from history
Jared Harris holding a skull, Sheila Atim holding a sword and Joseph Fiennes holding an orb for Royal Kill List

Royal Kill List: Official Trailer
Statue of St Patrick holding a shamrock

When is St. Patrick’s Day 2024?
A lantern known as a 'fanoos' in front of a crescent moon

Everything you need to know about Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month

Actor portraying Charles II rides his horse and wearing crown

What's coming up on 'Royal Kill List'
A colourised print of Mademoiselle Maupin de l'Opéra

The art and lives of 5 LGBT+ women
Cover of 'The Jerusalem Files' by Corjan Mol

Competition: Win a copy of the Jerusalem Files by 'The Curse of Oak Island's' Corjan Mol
A child reading a book while wearing pilot's headgear

When is World Book Day 2024?
Painting of Charles I riding a horse

8 facts about Charles I
Three crosses on top of a hill

Good Friday 2025: Your questions answered
An empty Covent Garden and Neal Street in London

In Pictures: The first UK COVID lockdown, four years on
Painting of Charles II

The Merry Monarch: The life of King Charles II
The Covid memorial wall covered in hearts

History of the COVID-19 pandemic
Ancient pottery depicting three men running

History of the ancient Olympics
The WRNS moving models of boats as explosions go off

10 free episodes you can watch on HISTORY Play in March 2024
Actor portraying Charles II in 'Royal Kill List'

How to watch 'Royal Kill List'
An aggressive hippo charging

History's most unfortunate and bizarre deaths
Florence Nightingale

British women who changed the world
Portrait of Charles I

The Stuarts: Britain's unluckiest royal dynasty
Jessie Buckley and Olivia Colman in Wicked Little Letters

The true story of the foul-mouthed poison pen letters that inspired Olivia Colman's new film
National League of Women Voters hold up signs reading, 'VOTE', Sept. 17, 1924

Women’s History Month facts: When is Women's History Month 2025?
Portrait of Edward VI

Britain's youngest-ascending monarchs
A placard with a photo of Joseph Stalin

29 things you didn't know about Joseph Stalin
1780 caricature of a press gang

What happened to National Service in Britain?
Jeane Dixon holding a crystal ball

4 little known 'prophets' whose predictions came true