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Hannah Snell (1723–1792) was an Englishwoman who entered military service under the name "James Gray"

Women who went to war by pretending to be men
James Webb telescope in outer space

James Webb: The 'time-travelling' space telescope
The Great Pyramids

Curse of the Ancients with Alice Roberts: Episode Guide
A little girl dressed as traditional Finnish Easter witch

Five peculiar Easter traditions that don't involve chocolate eggs
Morgan Freeman standing in front of some prison bars

Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman S1: Episode Guide
Morgan Freeman in a large escape tunnel

'The ingenuity gets to you': Morgan Freeman on his new series 'Great Escapes'
Pottery print of Ancient Greek soldiers fighting

The army of same-sex lovers who made up Sparta's biggest rivals
Morgan Freeman in front of a tunnel with helicopters circling

Watch 'Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman' S1 Trailer
A woman in pink dancing in front of the Taj Mahal

Monuments to love: Impressive structures built to remember lost loves
A convict with dirty feet has a ball and chain attached to both ankles

Even more bizarre, brutal and absolutely barmy punishments from history
Equipment outside Sir Ernest Shackleton's hut near McMurdo Sound in Antarctica

Ernest Shackleton, a Mountain Man if there ever was one
View of St Peter's Basilica in the evening light

Pope Joan: Did the Vatican have a medieval female pontiff?
Sarah Cruddas pictured holding 'Look Up' and 'The Space Race'

Win a copy of 'Look Up: Our story with the stars' a new book by Sarah Cruddas
A woman wearing a purple dress embroidered with purple flowers hold a red present

You'll love these different Valentine's Day traditions from around the world
A 19th century portrait of Anne Lister

Iconic LGBT+ trailblazers from UK history
El Chapo being led away by two special forces officers

The greatest and most audacious prison breaks in history
Fisherman inspecting their catch

Uncovering Obama city’s unique Japanese food culture and traditions 
A female figure skater performs and acrobatic move in a blue dress

The Winter Olympics' worst ever cheaters
A man crouches next to a destroyed tent on the side of a snowy mountain

The Dyatlov Pass incident: How did nine Russian hikers lose their lives?
Drawing by R Griffiths, held by Ceredigion Museum showing several people in traditional Welsh fashions of the period

The ladies of Fishguard: Britain's unlikeliest protectors
Sarah Cruddas and the galaxy

I think we're alone now: Does life exist on other planets?
Curling, team playing on the ice.

Great British moments in Winter Olympic History
Fermented fish from Obama CIty

Narezushi: The Japanese fermented fish dish with surprising Imperial origins
Left: A monument to Chiune Sugihara in Vilnius. Right: Chiune Sugihara, 'The Japanese Schindler'

How a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania helped thousands flee the Holocaust
A view through an open door of a Japanese Temple on the Mackerel highway

The history of Saba Kaido road: Japan's ‘Mackerel Highway’
Australia flag waving on the wind

10 little known facts about Australia
Reconstruction of prison mugshots from 1962

The story behind the Alcatraz escape, history's most daring prison break
A yellow bobsled with Jamaica written on it in green letters

The biggest underdogs in Winter Olympic history
Lily Eber reveals the tattoo she received at Auschwitz

Holocaust Memorial Day: Lily's tattoo
Lily Ebert's necklace

The moving story of Auschwitz survivor Lily Ebert's golden family necklace
Sarah Cruddas from Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracy

Sarah Cruddas: 'I hope the viewers will be left with a sense of wonder'
Craig Charles and Sarah Cruddas

Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies - Episodes
Morgan Freeman wearing a white shirt and black jacket

6 facts you didn’t know about Morgan Freeman
A contemporary portrait of Kaspar Hauser

The enigma of Kaspar Hauser: Secret prince, hoaxer, or victim?
A map showing the approximate location of the Bermuda Triangle, between Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico

Five of the most mysterious Bermuda Triangle disappearances
A large ship floating on the sea in front of a full moon

Forget the Flying Dutchman, these creepy ghost ships are completely real