Life Lessons from History
Dr David MusgroveDavid Musgrove chats to leading historians about what we can learn from the past to help us live happier, healthier, or more productive lives today.
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Make family mealtimes great again with the Bayeux Tapestry
Inspire your family with instructive moral messaging over dinner, courtesy of the Bayeux Tapestry
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Why we shouldn't rush to flush, on World Toilet Day: a life lesson from Edo Japan
The waste from the samurai was particularly valued in Edo Japan, says Dr Christopher Harding. Illustration by Kate Hazell, katehazell.com
There is a campsite at the foot of the South Downs which has tremendous toilets. In a corner of the f...
What if there was one more than one Bayeux Tapestry?
What if the Bayeux Tapestry isn’t actually unique? That’s obviously a ridiculous thing to say because clearly in 2025 it is a thoroughly, and undeniably, unique artefact. I certainly don’t know of any other 950-year-old and 68m long embroid...
Let’s get things done together, like the builders of Stonehenge did
People gathered in large numbers to take part in communal building projects in the Neolithic period. Illustration by Kate Hazell, Katehazell.com
If somebody said to you, “take the summer off, come down to Wiltshire with everyone else you k...
Why you should avoid hair-pulling, and cannibalism, at royal banquets
There won’t be any cannibalism happening at the state banquet this week in Windsor Castle, in honour of the 47th US president, Donald J Trump. I haven’t seen the menu, but I think that’s a reasonable guess. I also suspect that Prince Harry...
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Dr David Musgrove is content director of HistoryExtra.com, plus its sister print magazine BBC History Magazine. He has a PhD in archaeology. He is author of '100 Places that made Britain' and with Michael Lewis, 'The Story of the Bayeux Tapestry'.
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