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King Arthur is linked to several real life location. Here's 10 you may not know.
Most of us have heard of Morris but other Arts and Crafts creatives are less well known.
The music of Mozart is instantly recognisable. But what was his path to fame?
Find out how Indian cinema began and how it has changed over the last century.
Find out how where kung fu began and how it conquered the world.
True or False: were these stories really told about Greek philosopher Pythagoras?
Uncover the life and works of Agatha Christie... plus can you work out the clues?
When were clocks invented, and how have people told time without them?
What was bodybuilding like before Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Turns out Atlantis really is just a myth, but that hasn't stopped people believing.
19th-century French actress Sarah Bernhardt was a global sensation during her lifetime.
Top tips on finding and wooing your very own Mr Darcy or Miss Bennet.
Greg Jenner hears what Christmas was like with Charles Dickens.
Find out why chocolate really is the "food of the gods".
Six surprising facts about the history of high heeled shoes
Uncovering the secrets of ancient history's first real town.
You might not know these facts about one of history's most famous craft projects.
Find out how some of our most-loved festive customs began.
Whip through the knickerbocker glorious history of one of the world’s delicious desserts
So, you think you know about Carnival?
The incredible stories of the women who bossed it.
Stranger than fiction – Your Dead To Me's Eight facts about the Ancient Greek Olympics
Learn about this scandalous early celebrity and why he drove the girls (and boys) so wild.
Forget Jeff Bezos - meet Mansa Musa, the richest person every to live.
What you didn't know about historical bloodsuckers.
The LGBTQ identities hidden in our histories.
Dead men tell no tales, but we'll tell you some facts about pirates.
Electric cocktails, shocking baths and libido boosting bedframes...
Are you crazy about witches?
The rise and fall of one of London’s greatest eighteenth-century sensations.
Here are ten interesting facts about American hero and abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
They weren't built by aliens! Greg Jenner discusses Egypt's architectural marvels.
Find out more about history's most notorious pirate
The mixed race musician and swordsman who shook a nation.
Agrippina the Younger: Brilliant, deadly and practically unkillable.
Curious things that occurred during elections in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
