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Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?

Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?
The Rush tells the story of three women in the Klondike in 1898, who find their lives, fates and fortunes intertwined by a tragic murder
Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it

Folk culture is everywhere in Britain. You just have to look for it
Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I'm on a mission to change that

Disability rights activists are too often erased from history. I'm on a mission to change that
Comedian Phil Wang owes his life to a museum – literally
Comedian Phil Wang owes his life to a museum – literally
I broke the Guinness World Record for most museum visits in a single day – this is what I learned
I broke the Guinness World Record for most museum visits in a single day – this is what I learned
What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind

What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
Why Putin's Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin

Why Putin's Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot's Middlemarch

What our world leaders could learn from George Eliot's Middlemarch
Riefenstahl director Andres Veiel on the lessons we must learn from Hitler's favourite filmmaker

Riefenstahl director Andres Veiel on the lessons we must learn from Hitler's favourite filmmaker
How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War's most important weapons

How the CIA book club became one of the Cold War's most important weapons
SIX The Musical star Aimie Atkinson: 'Henry VIII's wives had issues that women are still dealing with'

SIX The Musical star Aimie Atkinson: 'Henry VIII's wives had issues that women are still dealing with'
Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever

Hedonist ex-MP Victor Grayson tried to expose corruption and scandal. Then he disappeared forever
'Making your mark on your landscape is ancient practice': How tagging became modern folklore

'Making your mark on your landscape is ancient practice': How tagging became modern folklore
Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart

Top 5 British history books, chosen by historian and author Ian Stewart
Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: 'Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity'

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: 'Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity'
Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard

Top 5 historical adventures for kids, chosen by bestselling writer MG Leonard
Stonehenge can offer us wisdom from the deep and distant past

Stonehenge can offer us wisdom from the deep and distant past
This Black flower seller's identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure

This Black flower seller's identity was a mystery. But the answer has helped give one family closure
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: 'The most important day in history is tomorrow'

Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: 'The most important day in history is tomorrow'
Top 5 revolutionary books, chosen by historian and author Alice Hunt

Top 5 revolutionary books, chosen by historian and author Alice Hunt
Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother's sorrowful story

Every family has a secret. By uncovering mine, I liberated my grandmother's sorrowful story
Black History Month: 12 forgotten Black heroes who defined and redefined modern Britain

Black History Month: 12 forgotten Black heroes who defined and redefined modern Britain
It turns out Jane Austen was a secret radical all along

It turns out Jane Austen was a secret radical all along
How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England

How letters from a 15th-century housewife unlock secrets of a forgotten England
If memory serves, empathy and decency always win over hate
