October 2021 (Issue 99)

Entrance to the London Dungeon (sign says 'enter at your peril')

General History

My life in history: Richard Quincey, head of performance at the London Dungeon

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The waxing crescent moon rises over frosty rocks near the small settlement of Sligachan, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Danny Robin's paranormal cold cases A Highlands horror story . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Soldiers from Mao Zedong’s Red Army assemble in Yan’an, Shaanxi province, 1936 (Photo by Getty)

The Chinese Civil War: a guide to the conflict and the rise of Mao Zedong

A homemade Ouija board helped two World War I prisoners of war escape

First World War

A homemade ouija board, a treasure hunt and fake madness: the great escape of World War I

Women carrying flags and scythes or beating drums - one has a child on her shoulders - march on the Palace of Versailles to protest to the king

General Early Modern

Women in the French Revolution: fighting for equality

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Anna Whitelock's Talking Points Foundational stories . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.