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Fire in the Stone
The Enduring Mystery of Britain’s Vitrified Forts
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Ice, Empire, and Cavalry: When Horsemen Took a Fleet
The frozen moment when ships, horses, and history collided
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When England Tried to Cancel Christmas
Puritans, Parliament, and a Festival That Refused to Disappear
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Braided Mysteries: Unravelling the Strange Business of Horse Mane Plaiting
Where folklore, fear, and the everyday meet in the tangle of a horse’s mane
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A Fresh Look at the Battle of Karánsebes: When Confusion Became a Campaign
Separating legend from likelihood in one of the strangest episodes of eighteenth-century warfare.
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Whispers in Stone: Inside the Bone Crypt of Rothwell’s Holy Trinity Church
A rediscovered piece about one of Britain’s last bone crypts, quietly waiting beneath a Northamptonshire church.
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The Queen Who Wouldn’t Rest: The Strange Case of Catherine of Valois
For more than two centuries, her coffin lay open in Westminster Abbey, and even Samuel Pepys couldn’t resist a kiss.
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The History Alchemist
Investigating the unseen world of history, from unusual secrets to deep-dive historical mysteries, sometimes with a paranormal twist.
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