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Thongs or big pants? High waist or whale tail? Commando or ‘double panting’? Laura Craik takes a peek in the nation’s underwear drawer

In the early 1940s, the Royal Mint replaced the familiar image of a portcullis on the threepenny coin with a thrift plant. This was part of the government’s campaign reminding the public of the need f

‘Green sickness’, also known as the ‘disease of virgins’ – a diagnosis applied mainly to teenage girls from the 16th to the 19th centuries – is one of the most puzzling conditions in the history of me

Surely the Romans, famed for their social culture, engineering prowess, elaborate fashions and careful etiquette, must have worn underwear? In fact, the reality of Roman underwear is exceptionally tri

After the FA lifted their ban on women playing at Football League grounds, England’s Lionesses played their first international in 1972 – two years later, Liz Deighan won her first cap against France

ON the evening of September 15, 1954 Marilyn Monroe stepped onto a New York City Subway grating and into movie history. She was filming for “The Seven Year Itch”, released the following year, a scene