Painting of a European marketplace

Europe

Adolf Hitler, photographed from behind, stands on a raised platform overlooking thousands of troops arranged in formation at a Nazi rally in Dortmund.

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The Nazis fell in love with the Bayeux Tapestry – and there's a dark reason why. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Julius Caesar, wearing a red cloak, rides a dark horse through the shallow water of the Rubicon, accompanied by two soldiers. The painting’s muted, misty landscape suggests the moment of his fateful crossing.

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Monsters of Rome: do emperors such as Nero and Caligula deserve their reputations?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Europe map

20th Century

What is ‘Europe’, anyway?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

CS Lewis

20th Century

Christianity, conflict and catastrophe: the life of CS Lewis. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Was Napoleon III the world's first populist leader?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This 19th-century illustration depicts Harold Godwinson swearing fealty to William of Normandy

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The Bayeux Tapestry: what is it, why was it made and what story does it tell?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman invasion of 1066

Norman

The making of the Bayeux Tapestry: who made it, how long did it take, and how has it survived?

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sit together in an open carriage, smiling and waving to crowds following their wedding at Windsor Castle in May 2018. Harry wears military uniform, while Meghan wears a white wedding dress and veil.

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From Nell Gwyn to Meghan Markle: 9 romances between actors and royals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black-and-white photograph shows British troops wading through the surf towards the Normandy coast during the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944. Landing craft push through rough water beneath a dramatic, cloud-filled sky, while dark silhouettes in the foreground frame the scene and emphasise the scale and danger of the operation.

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The seaborne invasion: why we must remember the forgotten heroes of D-Day and the battle for Normandy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

ABBA perform on stage during the 1970s, with the four band members singing and playing instruments beneath a curved white backdrop. The group wear brightly coloured glam-rock outfits, including satin jumpsuits, platform boots and sequinned jackets, while performing with microphones, guitar and piano.

20th Century

When was the first Eurovision and who won? Plus 9 facts on the history of the song contest

Four women in military uniform celebrate VE Day by waving Union Jack flags from an open-top jeep surrounded by cheering crowds. The joyful scene takes place in a city street lined with large stone buildings, as onlookers smile and gather around the vehicle.

Second World War

A brief guide to VE Day

A collage combines several portraits and illustrations of rulers and notable figures, including people in regal robes, armour, and elaborate crowns, alongside a muscular figure drawn in a black‑and‑white engraving style.

Medieval

16 of the worst monarchs in history

A drawing depicting a German monoplane dropping bombs on Paris in 1914

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Creating fake Paris: why did one man build a hoax French capital?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Juliet Stevenson as Emma of Normandy in BBC drama King and Conqueror (Photo via BBC)

Anglo-Saxon

Emma of Normandy: not just a two-time queen consort of England

A photo of a group of pyramids against a clear blue sky.

General ancient history

Wanderlust: Bettany Hughes on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

A woman dressed in a grey top and a green and orange bandana holds a black and white photograph of a young man against her chin. She stands in front of a plain, yellow wall

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The Srebrenica massacre: the worst atrocity committed on European soil since the Second World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A visitor looks at the Bayeux Tapestry

Medieval

The Bayeux Tapestry is finally coming home to Britain – and you can see it next year

Newgrange, a prehistoric monument in the Boyne Valley of eastern Ireland

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Were ancient Ireland’s ‘incestuous elites’ just a myth? A tomb older than Stonehenge has new answers

A women with a shocked face next to a calendar with the date of Friday the 13th

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Q&AWhy is Friday 13th unlucky?

A black and white image of a man, a woman, two children and a dog huddled around a cauldron

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Who was to blame for the Irish famine?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

VE Day revellers blowing party trumpets

Second World War

"The best day of my life"A history of VE Day street parties

Pope Franics waves to the crowd from a wheelchair

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How are popes elected? Here's what happens after a pope dies

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The first ‘catastrophic’ Dunkirk: why the British Army fled to the sea in a deadly 19th-century retreat. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The assassination of Julius Caesar on the 'Ides of March'.

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Q&AWhy do we need to beware the Ides of March?

Gilles de Rais, accused of murdering at least 140 children in 15th-century France

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Was Gilles de Rais really history’s first recorded serial killer?

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The rise of the Nazis and the importance of heeding warnings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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England’s forgotten medieval hero: how John, Duke of Bedford carried on Henry V's fight. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of the future King Edward VI of England with his whipping boy (Photo by Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo)

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“Literally whipped”: the boys who took the beatings meant for royal bottoms

Michelangelo Buonarroti

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Michelangelo: the Renaissance polymath who transformed Western art

Maria Theresa

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The incredible Habsburg empress you’ve never heard of: who was Maria Theresa?

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