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A basket of colourful Easter Eggs surrounded by flowers and grass

When is Easter 2027?

Five child evacuees speak with a nurse

Where did the World War II evacuees go?

Coronation portrait of Catherine the Great

Cleopatra, Catherine the Great and the richest women in history

Painting depicting the Battle of Vienna

The Battle of Vienna: The ancient conflict that may have inspired 9/11

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Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen sitting in a pub looking at lots of old maps

Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen

In Britain's Murder Map, Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen travel to some of UK’s most notorious crime scenes

Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen standing together beneath umbrellas

Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen: Meet the hosts of Britain's Murder Map

Husband and wife team Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen are travelling Britain to dive into some of the country's best known crimes. Read to find out more.

Timothy Evans being escorted by police

Britain's Murder Map: The Timothy Evans case

A look back at the trial and execution of Timothy Evans, and how the British justice system got it so wrong.

Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen sitting in a pub looking at lots of old maps

Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen

Guy Walters and Justine Ostrowska standing in a cave next to the show title

The Last Hunt For Nazi Gold

Infamous dictators including Muammar Gaddafi, Fidel Castro and Saddam Hussein with a woman's legs dressed in fishnet stockings in front of them

Secret Sex Lives of Tyrants

Promotional artwork for Great British Castle Rescue

Great British Castle Rescue

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A digitally edited photo showing the Elizabeth clock tower with a digital clock-face

12 incredible April Fool’s Day pranks from history

The Death of Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1828) by Paul Delaroche

How Elizabeth I’s death ushered in a tumultuous new era

A group picture of the Saturday Night Live UK cast members

Road to SNL UK: The history of Saturday Night Live

Officers on the bridge of a destroyer during the Battle of the Atlantic

Greyhound: The true story behind Tom Hanks' WWII film

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Simon Thurley

'They bring us face-to-face with centuries past': Simon Thurley on why we must rescue our British castles

Tony McMahon and Professor Alice Roberts talking inside a church

A historian asks did the Holy Grail come to Britain - and if so, where is it hidden?

Dr Daniel Cowling standing in front of a brick wall

Historian uncovers Asia’s forgotten battles after Japan’s WWII surrender

Alice Loxton

A historian's epic pilgrimage reveals the secrets of England's forgotten queen

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Traditional Easter Eggs

The pagan roots of Easter

A church with daffodils in the graveyard

10 forgotten Easter traditions from the British Isles

UK supermarkets selling chocolate Easter Eggs

9 cracking facts about Easter Eggs

Two women wearing extravagant hats adorned with colourful flowers and eggs

Easter Bonnets: The weirdest Easter tradition you've never heard of

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Crystal ball and fortune teller hands. Divination concept. The spiritual seance. Future reading.

Prophet Warnings: 9 intriguing predictions from history

Sinking of the Titanic Illustration

6 premonitions of disasters that came true

A 1686 engraving of Mother Shipton

Yorkshire's Nostradamus: The life and prophecies of Mother Shipton

Pandemonium by John Martin

7 times the world was predicted to end

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Statue of Plato in front of the Academy of Athens

How Plato’s grave was finally found

Queen Elizabeth II sitting in the Royal Box in 2010

The rules and controversies of Wimbledon’s Royal Box

Lithograph showing the Battle of Little Bighorn

The legacy of the Battle of Little Bighorn

The North Pier next to Blackpool Tower which is seen reflecting in a tidal pool on the beach

Why did everyone want to visit Blackpool?

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