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We’ve gathered some fascinating examples of sometimes overlooked events in history that ended up having a pretty sizable impact. The post 30 Historical Facts That You Might Not Have Heard Of Before first appeared on Bored Panda.

WHEN Munro Gauld first came across some unpublished fiddle music, he had no idea it would lead to a remarkable story beginning with a Highlander who…

The room is known for the setting of Paddington Bear’s meeting with the late Quen during the Jubilee celebrations

Music is the touchpaper for this superb social-history exhibition at the British Library, London

London possesses at least nine monuments celebrating the lives of two of the country’s military heroes: Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, and Horatio Nelson, Vice Admiral, and fleet commander. Nelson, of course, has prime position on his column overlooking the square named after his famous victory in 1805, while…

Mary & George continues to be a period treat. Plus: Ben Fogle meets an amazing vet in Sri Lanka. Here’s what to watch this evening

The latest institution to confront its colonial past, the RA does so to enthralling effect, using the art and its subjects – spanning 250 years, from Turner to Lubaina Himid – rather than the wall texts to shock and enlighten

THE remarkable story of how Flora MacDonald helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape over the sea to Skye has captured the imagination of people all over…

Prince William's Trooping the Colour parade as King could mark a royal first not seen since the reign of King George V for a simple reason