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Charles Darwin in Staffordshire

The great nineteenth-century naturalist gained inspiration - and a wife - in this county

Discover more about Staffordshire's fascinating local history

The famous (and infamous) people from in and around Staffordshire

Stories by/of people from in and around Staffordshire during times of war.

Do you know your local history ? Test your knowledge here with our local quizzes

Histories of our local football clubs including archive photos. Plus other historical sporting articles.

Find out more about Staffordshire's history by visiting some of the county's history organisations.

BBC Radio Stoke's own big Millennium project was an oral history series called 'The Century Speaks'.

BBC Radio Stoke's Katie Martin looks around mid-Staffordshire to find out more of the area's history

The history of black people in Staffordshire; and how the county was involved with the abolition of the Slave Trade.

History of the railways of Staffordshire and south Cheshire.

A look at the history of coal mining in Staffordshire.

Find out more about Mosty Lea Mill, the 19th century flint mill, which is now a tourist attraction

Post requests for info about local historic facts & artefacts - and also post your helpful answers!

Despite being a major British artist, De Wint is barely remembered in his home county Staffordshire

Read about the heroic tale of a USAAF fighter ace who died to save a Staffordshire town

Try our local history quiz - all about famous people and places in Staffordshire.

A look at the life and career of Stoke City legend Sir Stanley Matthews - the wizard of dribble.

Ford Green Hall is Stoke's only remaining timber-framed Tudor house.

Fred Hughes uncovers how Staffordshire people helped to influence the end of the slave trade

Railways author Leslie Oppitz gives his personal view of the Dr Beeching rail cuts of the 1960s.

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