History

Black-and-white photo of Albert Hofmann in a suit and tie examining a collection of rocks on a shelf in 1976 (Credit: Getty Images)

The 'bizarre' story of the world's first LSD trip

Dr Albert Hoffman accidentally discovered the hallucinatory effects of LSD in April 1943. In 1986, he told the BBC about a "terrifying" bicycle ride home from the laboratory.

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An aerial shot of Henry's Castle. It is a small white building with a pitched roof set in the middle of green countryside. It has two small widows on one side.

Farmer's castle with mysterious origin listed

The building at Underbarrow is now Grade II* listed and work is ongoing to research its history.

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Graham Evans in a black shirt standing in a field pointing out where a soil storage site is located on part of a historic battlefield. The battlefield is large rolling fields.

HS2 restores battlefield disturbed during works

Part of the Wars of the Roses battlefield site is no longer a temporary soil storage for HS2.

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A cardboard cut out of author Victor Hugo standing next to a statue of Victor Hugo. There are benches in the background

New trail highlights places Victor Hugo visited

The Victor Hugo Centre has teamed up with local businesses to bring the trail to islanders.

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Two women, two girls and a baby dressed in medieval costumers stand in a forest clearing in front of a red and white, circular tent. The woman on the left wears a green smock and cap and is holding a baby dressed in white. A girl wearing a brown dress with long brown hair is watching her. To the right, a girl dressed in blue, with long blond hair, hugs a woman wearing a brown dress and white cap.

Margaret of Beverley, 12th Century 'Amazon warrior'

Margaret of Beverley was on pilgrimage when she found herself fighting in the Siege of Jerusalem.

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Nettie Edmondson is standing outside, in front of trees, with grass behind her, holding a spade and a metal detector in each hand. She has shoulder-length blonde hair, with a fringe, is wearing glasses, and has on a gilet, a beige top and trousers with a tool belt around her middle.

Woman to sell hundreds of treasure pieces she found

Nettie Edmondson is auctioning off her collection of hundreds of items she has found over 20 years.

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A group of people standing in a semi-circle while holding Roman artefacts

Roman links to be 'reimagined' with museum grant

Reading Museum to use £80,000 government award to celebrate historic Roman links.

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The pot, its lid and the coins are laid out on black fabric. The coins are of different sizes.

'Glencoe Massacre' coin hoard to be displayed in folk museum

The 36 coins were found inside a pot, hidden under the fireplace of a property linked to a murdered clan chief.

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A woodcut engraving of Blackbeard, showing a man with a long black beard, and smoke coming off some of the hairs. A sailing ship is visible in the background.

City's gruesome history explored in new podcast

The stories of Blackbeard and a man who was mauled to death by a lion are told in the new podcast.

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