This week's update features eighteenth century pick-up lines, Napoleon's hat and how to build a medieval castle.
* 'In Flanders fields': the largest ever excavation of the former frontline.
* How well do you know the First World War?
* How the Stonehenge site became the world's largest military training camp during the First World War.
* What do twerking and the Charleston have in common?
* Fifty-nine slang phrases from the 1920s that we should start using again.
* What did St Paul say about women?
* How do you build a medieval castle from scratch?
* The ancient fortress city embracing the modern world.
* The cult of Magna Carta is historical nonsense. No wonder Oliver Cromwell called it 'Magna Farta'.
* Andreas Vesalius: the self-publicist whose medical textbooks caused a stir.
* How guys tried to pick up girls in the eighteenth century.
* Wartime wedding glamour in the East End.
* The history of the Berlin Wall through maps.
* Stunning vintage photographs of shoppers' favourite, John Lewis.
* Twelve data maps that sum up London.
* NASA reveals images of Earth's last untouched sanctuaries.
* A beautiful glowing bike lane modeled after Van Gogh's Starry Night.
* A series of firsts in air travel.
* Violence in teen fiction goes in the dock.
* Book recommendations from The Mitford Society for Christmas ...
* The blood and horror of the Grimm brothers’ fairytales have been restored in a new translation.
* Twenty-one literary temporary tattoos every book lover needs.
* Curiouser and curiouser: what we discovered at FutureBook 2014.
* Amazon has leased a Manhattan building, hinting at retail ambitions.
Which history and publishing stories have you enjoyed reading this week?