The Crown’s Tobias Menzies has just been confirmed to star in a new conspiracy thriller series
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Anne Boleyn is back, but does her infamous story really need another retelling?
Jodie Turner-Smith just stepped into the regal role.
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Celebrity
How Alex Scott is making history with her new presenting role
The former Lioness is taking over as host of the BBC’s Football Focus in August.
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TV
Prepare to lose your heads over the trailer for Jodie Turner-Smith's new Anne Boleyn series
We stan a queen.
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The Serpent star Jenna Coleman cast in historic TV role
The actor will lead the show, named The War Rooms.
TV
The one thing everyone keeps getting wrong about Call The Midwife
Are you, too, guilty of making this mistake about the BBC One drama?
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Celebrity
How Beyoncé and Taylor Swift made history at this year’s Grammys
It was a very big night for the BeyHive and Swifties everywhere…
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TV
13 epic historical dramas worth streaming on Netflix
From Barbarians to The Last Kingdom.
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TV
26 TV dramas based on true stories, for anyone who lives for the real-life drama
From It's A Sin to Netflix's Special.
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TV
What Alex Wheatle can teach us about confronting the UK’s racist history
Steve McQueen’s latest Small Axe film is a powerful lesson on why we must come to terms with the past in order to move forward.
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Podcasts
Clara Amfo's new podcast with Amber Butchart investigates the secret history of fashion
Here's how you can listen.
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Fanny Eaton: muse to many and Victorian Britain’s most visible woman of colour
As Fanny Eaton is celebrated by Google for her place in art history, Stylist looks back at the woman behind the canvas.
Film
The true stories that inspired our favourite horror movies
From the occult to radioactive mutants.
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Books
4 forgotten couples from history whose stories will inspire you
In an extract from award-winning journalist Cathy Newman's new book It Takes Two, we look at four maverick couples that history has forgotten.
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Long Reads
“How my parents’ bravery, love and strength got us through the Windrush scandal”
What was it really like growing up with parents from the Windrush generation? One writer shares her story.
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Life
The Equal Pay Act is 50 years old – so why are women still not being paid fairly?
The landmark legislation is celebrating its 50th birthday – but women are still losing out.
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Life
The incredible real-life stories behind Hollywood, our latest Netflix addiction
Meet the characters who took on movie land – and were often broken in return.
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Long Reads
The gripping true stories of the Apollo 11 Space Wives
“You think going to the moon is hard, try staying at home...”
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13 soothing podcasts to help you nod off in no time
From ancient myths and legends to modern Hollywood mysteries...
People
The tragic reality of Christine Keeler’s involvement in the Profumo affair
She was embroiled in one of the UK’s most infamous sex scandals when she was just 19 years old, and she spent the rest of her life in its shadow.
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