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  A brief history of Ramadan

  historyextra.com - Remona Aly

  When was Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting, first observed? And how have its practices changed? Here, Remona Aly considers its history and …

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  Lady killers: what 5 murder cases can reveal about the lives of women in the 19th and 20th centuries

  historyextra.com - jonathanwilkes

  From a violent brawl in a tavern over unpaid drinks to a stalker's poisoning spree, here are five historical murders perpetrated by women that …

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  Women & the crusades: patronage, propaganda & prayer

  historyextra.com - Emily Briffett

  Helen Nicholson traces women’s involvement in the crusades, from noble patrons and pious pilgrims to those willing to risk their lives on the …

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  22 March: On this day in history

  historyextra.com - Elinor Evans

  What events happened on 22 March in history? We round up the events, births and deaths… Subs offer 22 March 1421 Thomas Duke of Clarence, the younger …

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  “The early 2000s was a strange era of fear and terror”: remembering the Iraq War 20 years on

  historyextra.com - jonathanwilkes

  Twenty years on from the Iraq War, a BBC Radio 4 series sets out to chart its real causes and consequences. Matt Elton speaks to its presenter, …

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  Eleanor of Aquitaine’s female power network

  historyextra.com - J.F. Andrews

  Eleanor of Aquitaine’s sons dominate the limelight, but her female relatives were important political figures, their bonds forming a network of …