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David Cameron

The comeback kids: 7 British Prime Ministers who returned to government
A photograph of the new Royal British Legion paper poppy

A history of the poppy
Ferris Wheel at the Pripyat theme park

8 mysterious ghost towns from around the world
The West Kennet Long Barrow in Wiltshire, England.

4 impressive ancient burial sites in the UK
3 darts on triple 20

10 sports not in the Olympics
Hieroglyphic calendar

5 ancient calendars that shaped how we measure time
Defendants in the Beer Hall Putsch trial

The Beer Hall Putsch: Hitler's failed coup d'état
A statue of a court jester and the Union Flag

Fools' gold: British history's most famous court jesters
An edited image showing an aerial view of Catwick, Yorkshire and the road sign for the village, surrounded by digitally added poppies

Doubly Thankful Villages: Lucky towns that lost no men in WW1 or WW2
A fireworks display over Albert Bridge in London on the 5th November

History of Bonfire Night
Matt Jones on the wing of the Silver Spitfire

'It's a delightful aircraft to fly': The pilot who circumnavigated the earth in an 80-year-old Spitfire
William Shatner with a Big Foot standing behind him

10 free episodes you can watch on HISTORY Play in November 2023
Ouija Board

The spooky history of Ouija Boards
Silver spitfire

Win a copy of 'Silver Spitfire: The Longest Flight' companion book
Harvest festival in Strömfors Ironworks, Loviisa

Kekri: Finland’s answer to Day of the Dead
Windsor Castle under blue sky

10 little known facts about Windsor Castle | History of Windsor Castle
Vampire teeth

6 'real' vampire stories from history
Sir Walter Raleigh

Why was Sir Walter Raleigh executed?
Person holding a deck of Tarot cards

The strange history of Tarot cards 
Cheikh Anta Diop as a university student

5 groundbreaking Black scientists and inventors
Alan Turing

5 scholars who fought the Nazis with their brains 
Confetti fills the air during a lion dance celebration during Chinese New Year

When is Chinese New Year in 2024?
Una Marson reading in the West Indian Radio Newspaper

4 incredible and inspirational Black British women
A human skull wrapped in a cloth

Souling: The forgotten Halloween tradition you need to know about 
A shrine to a human skull

6 ways to celebrate Halloween like a pagan
Al Murray in India

'My timeline is going to be an absolute sewer': Al Murray on his new British Empire series
A digitally edited photograph of York Theatre Royal, York, UK

7 haunted theatres from around the UK
King George VI

The Reluctant King: The life of King George VI
A world map showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886

Rule Britannia: How did Britain conquer the world?
Al Murray and Anuvab Pal

What's coming up on 'Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate the British Empire?'
Flight Sergeant James Hyde

The Trinidadian pilot who flew the 'Silver Spitfire'
Painting of a fight involving the 5th Bengal European Cavalry

How the Indian Mutiny forever changed the landscape of the British Empire
The National Windrush Monument in Waterloo Station

The reasons why Black History Month must be celebrated in the UK 
Spooky castle ruins with the moon shining through a window

The creepiest ghosts from Britain's historic castle ruins
Battle of Britain Lancaster Bombers

Major historical anniversaries in October
JFK in the limousine before his assassination

5 conspiracy theories about the assassination of JFK