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A guide to Regency fashion, from corsets to cravats wrise.editor 26/8/2026 Image: Public Domain Period dramas like Bridgerton take liberties with Regency fashion. Here's what they get right, what they get wrong, and what actually went on in the era. Feature British History Popular Culture Period dramas like Bridgerton take liberties with Regency fashion. Here's what they get right, what they get…
A team of scientists has kept one corpse lifelike for over a century wrise.editor 23/8/2026 Image: Vladamir Lenin's body has been preserved for the past century | stock.adobe.com A team of scientists has kept one body looking alive for a century. The cost, and the secrecy behind it, might surprise you. Feature Science and Technology Modern History A team of scientists has kept one body looking…
Sense and Sensibility: The real history behind Jane Austen’s debut novel wrise.editor 22/8/2026 Image: stock.adobe.com Sense and Sensibility is more than a love story – it's a window into Georgian Britain's rigid class system. Here's the real history behind the book. Feature Popular Culture Sense and Sensibility is more than a love story – it's a window into Georgian Britain's rigid class system.…
Were Viking runes used to tell the future? wrise.editor 21/8/2026 Image: stock.adobe.com Viking runes were used for everything from messages to monuments. But could they actually predict the future? Here's what historians really know. Feature Vikings Viking runes were used for everything from messages to monuments. But could they actually predict the future? Here's what historians really know.
In 1995 scientists reopened Marie Curie's grave. What they found needed a lead coffin wrise.editor 19/8/2026 Image: Marie Curie | Public Domain Nobody knew Marie Curie's coffin was lined with lead until 1995. The reason why is still unfolding today. Feature Science and Technology Nobody knew Marie Curie's coffin was lined with lead until 1995. The reason why is still unfolding today.
How Britain saw the Berlin Wall go up wrise.editor 17/8/2026 Image: stock.adobe.com The construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 took many by surprise – not least the British still occupying much of the city. Here's how they reacted. Feature Modern History The construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 took many by surprise – not least the British still occupying much of the city. Here's how they…
One weapon defended an empire for 700 years. Nobody knows how it worked wrise.editor 16/8/2026 Image: Public Domain An empire used one weapon to survive seven centuries of attacks. The formula behind it vanished, and modern science still can't crack it. Feature Ancient History Mysteries An empire used one weapon to survive seven centuries of attacks. The formula behind it vanished, and modern…
