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Thor was the Vikings’ “archetypal masculine god” – so why did he dress as a bride?

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She defied the Nazis and paid the ultimate price: why I'm in awe of Sophie Scholl's courage

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New Year's Eve, newts and Nessie: a history of British folklore

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What the ancient Egyptians REALLY thought about the pyramids

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After 1066, this medieval fine was imposed to deter anti-Norman violence

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Augustus: life of the week

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Nero's doomed love affair: did a failed romance trigger his descent into madness?

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Inside the Viking battle of the genders

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A house of one’s own: Jane Austen’s ‘golden years’

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Warhorses were one of the most deadly weapons on a medieval battlefield. But why didn’t they run away?

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These are four of the most brutal Victorian murders. Were women really the perpetrators?

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Æthelstan: the king who made England

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No, Marty Supreme isn’t a true story. But the history of the real Marty Reisman is just as exciting

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The First World War’s Christmas truce is a heartwarming story – but it never happened

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Did the WW1 Christmas truce really happen?

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Is The Sound of Music a true story? The astonishing real history of the von Trapp family’s escape from Nazism

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Life Lessons from History

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Find wonder in the world around you

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Paint a pot like an ancient Etruscan

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Live locally, live sustainably

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