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A first time for everything in my life
first film, first concert, first celebrity-sighting, first teacher and many more
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What's a Murder Club?
It's an idea that's as old as 1827
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Eight marvellous history destinations I visited in 2025
... which my fellow history-lovers will also adore!
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New Year, new life ... in the past
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Please don’t call her ‘Bloody’
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Why the 'mystery' of the Princes of the Tower...
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The stomach and fertility of Mary I
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How to write a lot of history books
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I lived in a library
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Tudor Christmas
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Dec 23, 2025
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Book Club: novels about historical murder
In our special Book Club edition of Lady Killers, I rave about the novels of Sarah Waters
Dec 18, 2025
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The gigantic news is out. We return to BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds this week.
Dec 14, 2025
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Tips for getting through the long winter evenings
I've seen this listicle everywhere, but this is the MY LIFE IN THE PAST version
Dec 11, 2025
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What's the point of studying history?
The answer I gave when I went to the Houses of Parliament
Dec 4, 2025
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My Life In Publishing
How I accidentally wrote 19 books
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My favourite painting at Hampton Court
It's a heady mixture of fantasy and foreboding
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The best castle in the world?
In my opinion, it's Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire
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adventures with a British historian at large! a weekly update from historian and broadcaster Lucy Worsley
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