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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
Dilapidated building near Chernobyl with a nuclear warning sign

5 worst nuclear disasters from around the world
A man crouches next to a destroyed tent on the side of a snowy mountain

The 19 greatest mysteries in history
19th century photograph of Native Americans

10 mythical creatures from Native American folklore
A painting depicting Saint Peter being crucified upside-down

7 tortuous saints' deaths from history
Young adults drinking in a sunny pub garden

When is the next bank holiday in 2025?
Soldiers wearing WW1 gas masks

28 little known facts about WWI
The Globe Theatre

14 fascinating facts about Shakespeare's Globe
The 800 year old effigy and tomb of King Henry II

5 surprisingly young battle commanders from history
Portrait of Oliver Cromwell

You won't believe these 10 stories from history
UK supermarkets selling chocolate Easter Eggs

9 cracking facts about Easter Eggs
A sculpture of Jesus Christ

10 things you didn’t know about the story of Jesus
Bronze statue of Juliet by Juliet's Balcony in Verona

The most romantic historical cities in Europe to visit this Valentine's Day
Statue of Emperor Nero in Anzio, Italy

Emperor Nero: The most disgraceful competitor in Olympic history
Princess Diana sitting in the back of a car

6 conspiracy theories about the death of Princess Diana debunked 
A woman celebrates Mardi Gras with a sparkly dress, a feather boa and confetti

When is Mardi Gras 2024? 9 facts about Mardi Gras
Portrait painting from Carl von Clausewitz

7 greatest military strategists from history
A digitally edited portrait of John Dee

6 greatest prophets from history
The Judgement of Camyses depicts a man being flayed alive

13 of the most brutal execution methods from the ancient world
Rick and Marty Lagina sift through sand on a boat

10 free episodes you can watch on HISTORY Play in February 2024
A Roman gladiator

The unglamorous lives of Ancient Rome's gladiators
Reactor Control Room in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

The real story of the Chernobyl divers
Christian Friedel as Rudolf Hoss in 'The Zone of Interest' smoking a cigarette

'We are looking in a mirror': What's it like playing the Commandant of Auschwitz?
Statue of Saint Valentine

8 romantic facts about the history of Valentine's Day
Adrien Carton die Wiart

Adrien Carton die Wiart: Britain's immortal solider
King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave from the Buckingham Palace following their coronation

What is a Queen Consort? 15 facts about Queen Camilla