This week's update features giant puppets, the map that saved the Tube and manly slang from the nineteenth century.
* Michael Gove found himself in the limelight again this week after he criticised 'Blackadder myths' about the First World War. Blackadder star Sir Tony Robinson also waded into the debate, along with journalists such Richard J. Evans who derided Gove's ignorance of history.
* In the aftermath of the discussion, Musa Okwonga has called for 'this open debate [to] extend to a thorough discussion of the British Empire in the curriculum', something that he feels is sadly lacking in the current system. Do you agree?
* The Sea Odyssey giant puppets will be returning to Liverpool for an event to commemorate the outbreak of the First World War. 'Memories of August 1914' will see Little Girl Giant and her dog Xolo return to the city's streets from 23 to 27 July this year.
* Berlin 1914: A city of ambition and self-doubt. One hundred years ago, Germany was an industrial powerhouse and Berlin had hopes of becoming a great world city. Instead, with the outbreak of the First World War, decades of catastrophe followed.
* In 1914 Europe was about to tear itself apart, but Londoners were more preoccupied with the overcrowding on the Tube. The Tube was fast losing money and public support until the map that saved the London Underground was produced...
* A map showing the locations of the weirdest London stories, by James Clark.
* Susan Bordo explains why you shouldn't believe everything you've heard about Anne Boleyn.
* A look at The Winter Queen of Bohemia, one of the most powerful women in history.
* Fimble famble, hobbadehoy and other manly slang from the nineteenth century.
* Lucy Adlington writes about her visit to the National Space Centre to look at the space wear on display.
* Winterthur Museum & Library Blog ask 'how do you study the material culture of 18th-century indentured and enslaved servants?'
* The real history behind 12 Years a Slave: who was Solomon Northup?
* After a judge's ruling last month noted that Holmes is in fact out of copyright, anyone can now write and publish a Sherlock Holmes story. The love life of The ‘Real’ Sherlock Holmes may provide some much needed inspiration for Sherlock fans...
* George Harris explains the significance of the Battle of Flodden.
* The Scottish Government has been criticised over their bid to build homes at Culloden, one of Scotland's most famous battlefields.
* Upon the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Kegworth air disaster, BBC News shares the plane crash survivors' stories.
* A profile of Hollywood make-up legend Max Factor and his 'Beauty Calibrator'.
* The wills of some of history’s most famous names, including William Shakespeare and Jane Austen have been published online for the first time.
* Many bookworms make New Year's reading resolutions, but if you are struggling with trying to decide which books you should be reading, why not try one of the 32 books that will change your life or one of the most anticipated book releases of 2014?
* Buzzfeed share 18 reasons to love literary Dublin.
* The first 3D-printed book cover is pretty amazing...
Which history and publishing stories have you enjoyed reading this week?