Posts from HistoryExtra, Britain’s bestselling history magazine and award-winning podcast. www.historyextra.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3muosq6vwct2tJoin Michael Wood in conversation with HistoryExtra's content director David Musgrove as they discuss life lessons from history. The event has free entry and is part of the Autumn 2026 Gloucester History Festival. Find out more at https://bit.ly/3UQHzTu04 Sep 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3muosq6vwct2thttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mh3yrjbfov2fWhat inspired the darkness of William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'? Here's the disturbing history behind the novel 🗝️ This article is free to read https://bit.ly/4srkF0v15 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3yrjbfov2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mgziczgw5o2cVictorian audiences revelled in riddles, physical comedy and bawdy jokes that challenge everything we think we know about 19th-century respectability 🗝️ This article is free to read https://bit.ly/40frmqs14 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgziczgw5o2chttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mgyu6mb6o42c#OnThisDay in 1942, Anne Miller, a nurse from Connecticut, became the first known person to have her life saved by penicillin after developing a streptococcal infection, following a miscarriage. 📸 Getty14 Mar 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgyu6mb6o42chttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mgwxudkkim2uAs Europe lay in ruins following the end of the Second World War, Churchill’s instinct was to punish the surviving Nazi leadership without a trial. How was the decision made to stage the Nuremberg Trials instead? https://bit.ly/4llzqQk 🗝️ This article is free to read13 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwxudkkim2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mguhf74gmm27During the Second Punic War, the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal led his forces to numerous victories. But did he really take war elephants across the Alps? https://bit.ly/4raBSKB 🗝️ This article is free to read12 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguhf74gmm27https://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mgpghjfxrq2bFrom dealing with nits to learning the three Rs, ancient Roman childhood bore some striking similarities to the modern experience 🗝️ This article is free to read https://bit.ly/4lb2o5n10 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpghjfxrq2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mgmvyejli52fBefore picket lines and unionisation, ancient Egyptian artisans learned that collectively withdrawing labour could force even a pharaoh to negotiate 🗝️ This article is free to read https://bit.ly/40SXksJ09 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmvyejli52fhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mgmf7gmny32c#OnThisDay in 1908, the Football Club Internazionale Milano was founded. Known in the UK as Inter Milan, the club derives its name from its founders' wish to accommodate foreign players as well as Italians. 📸 Getty09 Mar 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmf7gmny32chttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mgkfjqzfoq2iWhat was the Habsburg jaw? As Jonny Wilkes explores, the Habsburgs' desperate bid to keep power within the family gave them a distinctive physical callsign, as well as dynastic longevity… 🗝️ This article is free to read https://bit.ly/4ampKBm08 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkfjqzfoq2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mgjuqhfg2g2d#OnThisDay in 1910, Raymonde de Laroche became the world's first licensed female pilot. The French aviatrix was issued with the licence number 36 by the Aero-Club de France. 📸 Getty08 Mar 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgjuqhfg2g2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mghv24wx4z2yHenry VIII planned a monumental tomb to match his power and legacy. Instead, the king now lies beneath a small, easily-missed slab. Here’s how three Tudor monarchs, and a civil war, erased his grand design 🗝️ This article is free to read https://bit.ly/46x6BKt https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/henry-viii-funeral-wishes-tomb/07 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghv24wx4z2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mghebny6ts2a#OnThisDay in 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte captured Jaffa in Palestine. After taking the city from Ottoman forces, Napoleon allowed his troops to rape and murder their way across the city for two days. 📸 Getty07 Mar 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghebny6ts2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mgfelfalrq2fMargaret Beaufort has long been put forward as a shadowy mastermind potentially behind one of England’s greatest royal mysteries. Does the case against her stand up to scrutiny? 🗝️ This article is free to read https://bit.ly/3YrpERW 06 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfelfalrq2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mgetso6k6j2a#OnThisDay in 1888, Louisa M Alcott, writer and feminist, died. Her best-known work is 'Little Women', a novel which was largely based on her own experiences. 📸 Getty06 Mar 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgetso6k6j2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mgcu4hh2ix2fAfter many centuries, the Bayeux Tapestry is returning to Britain in 2026. But as the loan draws closer, new information about attempts to bring forth a previous loan have come to light 🗝️ This article is free to read https://bit.ly/4pNfR3J05 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcu4hh2ix2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mgadnn5uix2cThe struggle between Catholicism and Protestantism came to a head in England when Maria of Modena gave birth to an heir with a claim to two crowns 🗝️ This article is free to read https://bit.ly/4kbXepj 04 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgadnn5uix2chttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mg7sut2evp2f#OnThisDay in 1193, Saladin, sultan of Egypt and Syria and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, died in Damascus. In 1187 he had defeated Christian forces at Hattin and recaptured Jerusalem. 📸 Getty04 Mar 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg7sut2evp2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mg5t6mhi3j2aAs well as creating new regulations on faith, Henry VIII’s 16th-century government also decided which kinds of knowledge were legitimate – and which were criminal 🗝️ This article is free to read https://bit.ly/477JfLD03 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5t6mhi3j2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mg5cfyj4x627#OnThisDay in 1913, thousands of women took to the streets of Washington DC in the city's first suffragist march. The women marched in pursuit of their right to vote but they were met with jeers and abuse from men on sidewalks. 📸 Getty03 Mar 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5cfyj4x627https://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mg3cpw56ax2oWith conflicting advice and endless new trends, it can feel hard to keep up with the modern health and wellness space. But ideas about how to live a healthy life are nothing new. Thousands of years ago, the ancient Greeks had their own list of requirements... https://bit.ly/4ulZmzt02 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3cpw56ax2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mg2x4z3bie2b#OnThisDay in 1141, Empress Matilda met with Henry of Blois, the Bishop of Winchester. Henry agreed to support Matilda's claim to the English throne against his brother, King Stephen. 📸 Getty02 Mar 2026 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2x4z3bie2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyextra.bsky.social/post/3mfybhtzp5f2i#OnThisDay in 1815, Napoleon returned to France to re-take power. After being in exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba for over 9 months, Napoleon landed on the south coast of France and headed for Paris. 📸 Getty01 Mar 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:x6oh2vlvcwpvrwv7itabl5il/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfybhtzp5f2i