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Rich diets and dangerous habits... Tracy Borman checks out the fashion, food, theatre and festivals of Tudor England 🔒 This video is free for HistoryExtra members bit.ly/4bPisFE

As tensions build between the US and its long-term allies, historian Sam Edwards examines how Nato has withstood moments of turbulence in the past – and whether we can glean any lessons for the future 🗝️ This article is free to read bit.ly/4svIpB2

#OnThisDay in 1968, American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, was assassinated while standing on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee. 📸 Getty

Why do places marked by murder and violence long ago continue to pique our interest? Caitlin Blackwell Baines uncovers the history behind some of the world's most morbid locations 🔒 This article is free for HistoryExtra members bit.ly/4d9hBlm

More than a century after the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin’s decision to organise the Soviet state around national republics continues to shape political arguments about Ukraine 🗝️ This article is free to read bit.ly/4c99e8l

On the podcast | Didn't all medieval people die young? In this episode, Katherine Harvey reveals how they actually tried to live long, healthy lives 🎧 Listen now on the HistoryExtra app or wherever you get your podcasts

#OnThisDay in 1449, Henry VI granted the earliest known example of a manufacturing patent to John of Utynam. The king granted him 'Letters Patent', giving John a 20-year monopoly on a method of making glass, needed for windows at Eton and King's colleges at Cambridge. 📸 Getty

It’s 80 years since Winston Churchill delivered his ‘Iron Curtain’ speech, sounding the alarm for a perilous new age. Yet, asks Richard Toye, has his speech been misunderstood? 🔒 This article is free for HistoryExtra members bit.ly/4uVL6gY

Ancient Roman ideas of privacy differed radically from our own, and their communal toilets reveal a mindset that's almost impossible for modern people to imagine 🗝️ This article is free to read bit.ly/4bARe6D

#OnThisDay in 1982, Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands. The subsequent conflict saw the deaths of 655 Argentine and 255 British servicemen before the Argentine garrison at Port Stanley surrendered on 14 June. 📸 Getty

Devastating illness wiped out a community in Iron Age Serbia – or so it was thought. New research suggests the real story behind a large prehistoric burial site might be much darker 🔒 This article is free for HistoryExtra members bit.ly/4d8Vxr5

The Spanish conquest might have toppled the Aztec imperial state with startling speed, but unpicking precisely what ‘collapse’ really means reveals a far more complicated story 🗝️ This article is free to read bit.ly/40TAZLV

On the podcast | Tharik Hussain reveals Islam's remarkable role in Europe's history, stretching back more than 1,000 years 🎧 Listen now on the HistoryExtra app or wherever you get your podcasts

#OnThisDay in 1610, East India Company captain Sir Henry Middleton sailed from England with the instruction to establish trading links in India. Middleton was captured by the Turks after landing at Mocha but he later escaped after hiding in an empty barrel. 📸 Getty

Join HistoryExtra’s Rachel Dinning and Lauren Good as they step inside the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, with expertise from castle historian Dr Owen Emmerson 🔒 This video is free for HistoryExtra members bit.ly/4cal6H6

Henry VIII planned to have a monumental tomb that matched his power and legacy. And yet, the king who reshaped England’s relationship with Rome now lies beneath a small, easily missed slab. Why? 🗝️ This article is free to read bit.ly/46x6BKt

A Scriptorium Session not to be missed. Historian and broadcaster @DrJaninaRamirez , author of Legenda, joins @DJMusgrove of BBC History Extra for a lively and personal conversation. In partnership with @HistoryExtra Friday 17 April, 5.15pm No need to book, just drop in.

On the podcast | Miles Russell explores the remarkable life of Attila the Hun, the nomadic leader who spread terror across the Roman empire 🎧 Listen now on the HistoryExtra app or wherever you get your podcasts

#OnThisDay in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was opened to the government and the press. On opening day the tower wasn't quite finished, and when the public were allowed in, the lifts still weren't working. 📸 Getty

Last year, the results of a groundbreaking study into Adolf Hitler’s DNA were revealed to the world. Alex J Kay, looks at what the findings might tell us about the Führer’s relationship with Eva Braun 🔒 This article is free for HistoryExtra members bit.ly/4a3c8JB