HistoryExtra Long Reads

HistoryExtra Long Reads

Take a deep dive into the past as we bring you the very best of HistoryExtra magazine, Britain’s bestselling history magazine. With a new episode released every Monday, enjoy fascinating and enlightening articles from leading historical experts, covering a broad sweep of the centuries – from the scandals of Georgian society to the horrors of the First World War, revolutions, rebellions, and more.

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Episoder(151)

Art deco: designs for life

Art deco: designs for life

In the interwar era, artists and designers embraced a sleek modern style that embodied the optimism and elegance of the age. On the centenary of the Paris expo that launched Art Deco on the internatio...

31 Aug 202515min

Elizabeth I's forbidden love

Elizabeth I's forbidden love

In 1579, Queen Elizabeth I embarked on a romance with a French duke she affectionately dubbed her “frog”. The pair seemed destined for marriage. Yet, writes historian Elizabeth Tunstall in this Long R...

24 Aug 202518min

Swings and roundabouts: a history of British playgrounds

Swings and roundabouts: a history of British playgrounds

We all have childhood memories of playgrounds. But what can the evolution of outdoor play in Britain tell us about the experience of being young over the past 200 years? This Long Read, written by his...

17 Aug 202521min

Julius Caesar's funeral drama

Julius Caesar's funeral drama

The assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC drove tensions sky-high in ancient Rome. As this Long Read written by historian Jessica Clarke reveals, plays staged at his funeral were carefully chosen to...

10 Aug 202517min

Live Aid at 40

Live Aid at 40

When Bob Geldof exhorted audiences to fill Wembley Stadium and empty their pockets for famine relief in Ethiopia, he changed the face of charity fundraising – and of live music. Forty years on, this L...

3 Aug 202519min

Inside the Luftwaffe during the battle of Britain

Inside the Luftwaffe during the battle of Britain

When the Battle of Britain erupted, many Luftwaffe pilots anticipated a swift victory. Yet soon that confidence had been replaced by chronic fatigue and a crippling fear of drowning in “dirty water”. ...

27 Jul 202524min

Spiked drinks, counterfeit coins and the lodgers from hell

Spiked drinks, counterfeit coins and the lodgers from hell

Drugging, fraud, even murder – women couldn’t really commit such heinous crimes, could they? Written by historian Rosalind Crone, this Long Read explores five audacious female-led felonies from the 18...

20 Jul 202519min

The Ambassadors: painting on the precipice

The Ambassadors: painting on the precipice

Hans Holbein’s masterwork The Ambassadors is an exquisite portrait of two 16th-century diplomats. But, as well as being artistically impressive, the painting is also crammed with symbols and hidden me...

13 Jul 202516min

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