This week's update features Victorian exercise regimes, Cern in sixty seconds and the Everest diaries of mountaineer Edward Norton.
* A number of Victorian 'keep-fit' exercises and gym regimes have been revealed and they aren't too different from programmes that people follow today ...
* The onward march of the century makers. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that there are now 13,780 people aged 100 or more in the UK, an increase of 70 percent over the last decade.
* The stethoscope revolutionised the way doctors interacted with their patients when it was introduced in the early nineteenth century but is there an electronic revolution happening in the doctor's bag?
* An archive of wacky British inventions – in pictures.
* The 'battle horse' roundabout in Tewkesbury has been named the 'best in Britain' this week by the UK Roundabout Appreciation Society.
* How well do you know the queens of England?
* A London woman is seeking help in tracing R.C. Scott, a Northern Ireland war hero whose possessions were found in a trunk in her house. Can you help?
* Knitting now and then: women and the First World War.
* Cern at 60 in 60 seconds ...
* A fascinating look at the making of Gateshead Then & Now book cover.
* The world's oldest photography studio opens its archives.
* Who is buried in the 'magnificent' tomb from Ancient Greece?
* Everest diaries of mountaineer Edward Norton are to be published.
* In focus: Titanic's sisters.
* The journey of one of the greatest war leaders of medieval Europe.
* The world's oldest clown has passed away aged 98.
* Six of the most important lists in history.
* Mirror year: how old are you really?
* The map that will make you change how you see the world ...
* Colleen Higgs shares the twenty-nine errors a publisher can make … and counting.
* Amazon launches Kindle Unlimited in the UK and indie authors have shared their doubts over Amazon's terms.
Which history and publishing stories have you enjoyed reading this week?