HistoryExtra Long Reads
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Take a deep dive into the past as we bring you the very best of BBC History Magazine, Britain’s bestselling history magazine. With a new episode released every Monday, enjoy fascinating and enlightening articles from leading historical experts, covering a broad sweep of the centuries – from the scandals of Georgian society to the horrors of the First World War, revolutions, rebellions, and more.
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WW1's Eastern Front: the forgotten theatre of war?
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May 12, 2024 |
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Life beyond the margins: female diarists through time
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May 05, 2024 |
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Knights! Camera! Action!: the Middle Ages on film
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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From the Knights Templar to the killing of JFK: the enduring power of conspiracy theories
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Mary vs Elizabeth: sisters at war
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Alexandria: the ancient world's greatest city
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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The war on grey squirrels
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Medieval breastfeeding: an act of love
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Death and alcohol on Victorian canals
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Wonderlust: exploring the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Labour’s leap to power
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Shakespeare: playing with the past
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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The Bloomsbury Group: the new radicals
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Lady Killers: what murder scandals reveal about Victorian society
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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The long death of the Roman Republic
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Walter Cowan: Britain's oldest commando
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Matilda of Scotland: the queen behind the veil
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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The Boston Tea Party
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Race across the Atlantic: 1969's wackiest escapade
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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The A to B of medieval travel
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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The Munich beer hall putsch: a botched coup?
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Cartoon Century: Disney at 100
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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The crusade against the odds
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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The hellish WW2 battle for Italy
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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The siege of Calais: a medieval Stalingrad?
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Empire on the brink
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Anne Boleyn’s fatal French connection
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Eleanor Glanville: butterfly collector
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Dick Whittington: London’s golden boy
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Unearthing Pompeii’s streets
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Templars on trial
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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8 scandals that rocked Georgian Britain
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Tudor traders: keep calm and ignore the Armada
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Bannockburn: Scotland’s greatest victory
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Could WW1 have ended in 1916?
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Pax Romana: peace at the point of a sword
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Roger Mortimer: king of folly
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Britain’s love affair with the NHS
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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The original rogue heroes of the SAS
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Ramesses II: the greatest pharaoh?
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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The forgotten history of Windrush
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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