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Ian Mortimer has weighed up the good, the bad and the ugly of life in four historical periods in his latest book – but which era wins gold for being the worst... (Clue it definitely wasn't the 10th century) Listen~

Was marriage in the Tudor era similar to today Could a simple exchange of rings do the job And was there really such an obsession with consummating the marriage Tracy Borman explains all... Discover gripping stori~

Dr Jackson Crawford explains how Old Norse literature shows women wielding their power through words, with some notably violent exceptions. Listen to the full conversation ad-free at historyextra.com podcast or se~

Imagine squeezing a family with six children into a home like this! Ruth Goodman explores the realities of Victorian homes, which are a far cry from what we know today. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Ac~