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Your guide to season 4 of The Last Kingdom

The wait is over! The Last Kingdom season 4 has landed on Netflix. Read our reviews of the new series, plus the real history behind the show, from its historical consultant and medieval historian Professor Ryan Lavelle...

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Historical recipes: learn how to make Ancient Roman burgers 

Did you know our Roman forebears were flipping burgers more than 1,500 years ago? Try your hand at making a tasty homemade burger using this authentic historic recipe...

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The May 2020 issue of BBC History Revealed is now on sale!

Explore the dark side of the gold rush era; find out how the Victorians made competitive walking an unmissable sport; and relive the nine days that led to VE Day ahead of the 75th anniversary…

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27 history trivia questions for your home pub quiz

As many of us stay connected with family and friends through the medium of online quizzes and video calls, we've collated a selection of history questions perfect for your next trivia round…

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Aethelflaed: who was the warrior queen who crushed the Vikings?

She is a medieval marvel, but – as the daughter of Alfred the Great, and ultimately succeeded by her nephew Æthelstan – Æthelflæd has been overshadowed by the men in her life. As season four of The Last Kingdom is released on Netflix, we revisit a feature by Janina Ramirez about how the wife, mother, diplomat – and, above all, warrior-queen – left an indelible mark on Anglo-Saxon England...

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BBC History Revealed magazine wants your feedback

We'd love your feedback about BBC History Revealed magazine in our 2020 reader survey, which also includes questions to help us better understand your relationship with history. The survey will be available to complete online until 11.59pm on Sunday 10 May 2020. UK residents who complete the survey will have the option of entering our prize draw for a chance to win a £200 John Lewis e-gift card...

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PODCASTS: West Africa | A Nazi mystery | Coco Chanel and the Riviera

In our latest podcasts: Toby Green explores the history of West Africa and its relations with the wider world; Philippe Sands talks to us about his new book, The Ratline, which explores the dramatic life and mysterious death of the senior Nazi Otto von Wächter; and Anne de Courcy discusses Coco Chanel, and other famous faces who graced the French Riviera, during the interwar years and the era of Nazi occupation... 

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