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It took a long while for Rudolph and the other reindeer to team up with #SantaClaus. But once they did, there was no stopping them.

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How Father Christmas Found his Reindeer
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December 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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On 1 January 1387 Charles II, the medieval king of Navarre, died as he had lived – with great violence.

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The Death of Charles the Bad
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December 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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The Decembrist revolt of 1825 saw Russia’s nobility attempt to depose tsar Nicholas I. Dismissed as romantic idealists, they were driven by a bold vision for the future of the country.

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The Decembrists: Russia’s First Revolution
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December 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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It took a long while for Rudolph and the other reindeer to team up with Santa Claus. But once they did, there was no stopping them.

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How Father Christmas Found his Reindeer
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December 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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History Today hasn’t always played by the rules.

The magazine has a colourful history, as this issue’s Glossary proves.

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December 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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#HenryVIII’s break with Rome was a watershed moment for England and for Christendom. Did the papacy have itself to blame?

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The Excommunication of Henry VIII
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December 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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The #Decembrist revolt of 1825 saw Russia’s nobility attempt to depose tsar Nicholas I. Dismissed as romantic idealists, they were driven by a bold vision for the future of the country.

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The Decembrists: Russia’s First Revolution
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December 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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When the #auroraborealis appeared in the skies of 18th-century Europe, Enlightenment scientists first turned to history to understand it.

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Understanding the Northern Lights
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December 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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On 25 December 336 Rome’s believers celebrated Christmas Day – the earliest recorded use of that date as it spread across Christendom.

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The First Christmas Celebration
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December 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Henry IV had a special guest for #Christmas in 1400: the Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos. United by their faith, they were nonetheless on separate sides of the schism.

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A Christmas to Save the Byzantine Empire
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December 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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On the 250th anniversary of her birth, #JaneAusten still has lessons for readers of history.

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Jane Austen: A Partial and Prejudiced Historian
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December 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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On 25 December 336 Rome’s believers celebrated Christmas Day – the earliest recorded use of that date as it spread across Christendom.

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The First Christmas Celebration
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December 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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The ‘little town’ of #Bethlehem celebrated by Western Christians as the location of the Nativity, is much more than a stylised depiction evoked in Christmas cards.

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The Real Bethlehem
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December 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Was our founder the son of #WinstonChurchill?

History Today has a colourful history, as this issue’s Glossary proves.

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December 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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The ‘little town’ of #Bethlehem celebrated by Western Christians as the location of the Nativity, is much more than a stylised depiction evoked in Christmas cards.

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The Real Bethlehem
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December 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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The English saint Oswald of Northumbria proved incredibly popular in the #medieval German-speaking world. How did he get there?

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Oswald of Northumbria: An English Saint in the Alps
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December 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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During the #ColdWar successive British governments did all they could to maintain a friendship with Tito’s Yugoslavia. Why?

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Tito: Britain’s Man in Belgrade
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December 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Facebook, Bluesky, and other #socialmedia platforms are widely used by historians. But does anyone benefit?

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Is Social Media Good for History?
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December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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75 years is a long time in public history: the bridge between academia and the general reader appears to have widened since History Today was launched, but in what ways?

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How Has Public History Changed Since 1951?
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December 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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During the #ColdWar successive British governments did all they could to maintain a friendship with Tito’s Yugoslavia. Why?

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Tito: Britain’s Man in Belgrade
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December 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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The 75th Anniversary issue of History Today is in stores from today.

Featuring: #ColdWar Yugoslavia, Oswald of Northumbria, the wreck of the San José, British Raj, #AuroraBorealis, and more.

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December 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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#HenryVIII was excommunicated #OnThisDay in 1538.

The break with Rome was a watershed moment for England and for Christendom. Did the papacy have itself to blame?

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The Excommunication of Henry VIII
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December 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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On 23 December 1800 Joseph Marie Jacquard revolutionised weaving – and took his first step towards greatness.

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Jacquard Patents His First Loom
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December 17, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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#JaneAusten was born #OnThisDay in 1775.

On the 250th anniversary of her birth, Austen still has lessons for readers of history.

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Jane Austen: A Partial and Prejudiced Historian
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