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9 things you might not know about Sherlock Holmes

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The wrong moustache in the Battle of Hastings

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Kavita Puri on VJ Day: "We don't talk about the war in Asia – which was a messy, complicated conflict"

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How did the Vikings shape Russia and Ukraine?

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It’s one of the most famous revolts in medieval history – but has the Glyndŵr rebellion been misnamed?

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William the Conqueror: life of the week

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Why the Maginot Line couldn't save France in WW2

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King and Conqueror’s most gruesome death should never have happened and would be “totally out of character”

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Crime fiction history: everything you wanted to know

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The clever medieval trick that destroyed the last stand of stubborn paganism in Europe

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Is this the secret to understanding US foreign policy? How a powerful doctrine from 1823 reshaped America

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How Christianity came to dominate the Roman world

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Could you survive on the Vikings’ furthest frontier? Here’s the dark reality of Norse life on the edge

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Kavita Puri's hidden histories: "A UK museum that tells the long, rich history of migration is long overdue"

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Far away from England, the mystery of Harold Godwinson's lost crown might have just been solved

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Far away from England, the mystery of Harold Godwinson's lost crown might have just been solved

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The spy next door: Moscow's century-long plot to infiltrate the west

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Step onto the medieval Silk Road and you'll witness its intense wonders – and its hidden horror

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Step onto the medieval Silk Road and you'll witness its intense wonders – and its hidden horror

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What if Harold died at Stamford Bridge, not Hastings?

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