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Could you survive in the vicious Gilded Age? Here are the original influencer's secrets to success | HistoryExtra
Long before Blair Waldorf ruled Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Alva Vanderbilt was orchestrating social coups, courting scandals and forging feminist crusades that made her the undisputed queen of New York society
Art Deco: everything you wanted to know | HistoryExtra
From its flourishing in post-WWI Paris to its expansion through ocean liners and international expositions – and the London Underground – Emma Bastin reveals how Art Deco was a visual language of aspiration and change across the world during the interwar period
Vlad the Impaler was medieval Europe's bloodiest warlord, but is the scale of his murder just a myth? | HistoryExtra
Vlad III Dracula, the brutal warlord and inspiration for Bram Stoker’s genre-defining vampire, has long held a reputation as medieval Europe’s most terrifying ruler. Now, new research asks: how true are the stories of his horrifying crimes?
Who Was the Real Edward Guinness of House of Guinness? | HistoryExtra
Described as a 19th-century Succession, a period drama by the creator of Peaky Blinders follows four siblings who are part of the world’s most famous brewing family. Before you get a pint of the black stuff and settle in for the series, find out what’s known about the real Edward Guinness, one of the historical figures who was thrust into running the business
What Was The Fenian Brotherhood? And Was Ellen Cochrane Real? | HistoryExtra
What was the Fenian Brotherhood in Netflix’s drama House of Guinness? How influential was it in 19th-century Ireland, and did it turn to violence? We take a closer look at the characters featured in show's depiction of the Fenian movement, to unpick the real history that might have inspired the action
The real Arthur Guinness of House of Guinness And What Happened To Him | HistoryExtra
Anthony Boyle stars as a tortured heir to the brewery fortune in Netflix historical series House of Guinness. In the aftermath of his father’s death, he must juggle business, sibling rivalry and ambition, and a changing Ireland. Trouble is brewing, but is the Arthur Guinness of the screen anything like the real man?
Is House of Guinness a True Story? Real History Behind Netflix's Drama | HistoryExtra
Truth and fiction swirl like a recently poured pint of the ‘black stuff’ in Netflix’s new drama House of Guinness. Here, we unpick what’s really known about the family at its centre, and explain the pivotal events in Irish history that are so important to the action
The biggest misconceptions about WW2 evacuees? This historian has the answers | HistoryExtra
Britain’s wartime evacuation scheme uprooted millions, but the familiar images of children clutching gas masks hides a much more detailed picture of what evacuees endured during the Second World War, and who they were
Ask a WW1 expert! Don't miss our live Q&A with Alex Churchill | HistoryExtra
Join historian Alex Churchill for a live Q&A on WW1: Myths and Misconceptions, Thursday October 9th at 7pm (GMT). Wrapping up our six-part series from the latest HistoryExtra Academy, this is your chance to put your questions about the First World War directly to Alex. Exclusive for HistoryExtra members – find a link to join the event below!
Why does Putin think Ukraine should be Russian? It’s all to do with the Vikings | HistoryExtra
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s narrative of a shared Russian–Ukrainian origin in the Viking-founded Kievan Rus is having dramatic implications in eastern Europe today. Here’s why the real history might be more complicated than the Russian president says
"Violence and American politics have gone hand in hand right from the beginning": Historian on US Political Violence | HistoryExtra
Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July 2024, Matt Elton spoke to historian Adam IP Smith about the history of violent attacks on US leaders. In this interview, first published in the October 2024 issue of BBC History Magazine, Smith discussed the political and social repercussions of such assaults across the decades