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The Holocaust | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

When gods go to war: what was the Titanomachy of Greek mythology?

Nazis in the 1930s | HistoryExtra Academy video lecture. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Timeline: the rise and fall of the Third Reich

“The reverberations lasted for generations” | Matthew Gabriele and David M Perry on the civil war of Charlemagne's grandsons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Do The Travels of Marco Polo belong in the non-fiction section, or fantasy?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A hill to die on: why the Allies almost failed in the battle of Monte Cassino in WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why did Hitler choose the swastika as a Nazi symbol?

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Why Schindler’s List remains relevant decades on

Roman gods and goddesses: 17 of the most important deities of ancient Rome

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SAS Rogue Heroes season 2 preview: "They’re very much thumbing their noses at authority"

Zeus's children: who were the offspring of the god with a libido that couldn’t be contained

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Is The Six Triple Eight a true story? The real WW2 history, as told by the movie’s historical consultant

Medieval influencers: 4 women who brought change to the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

“We need to understand the Nazis as human beings”: Richard J Evans on the motivations of Hitler’s followers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Caracalla and Geta: the real lives of the mad emperors of Gladiator II

Blood, guts and spectacle: 6 shocking events from the history of ancient Roman gladiators. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

First World War

Armistice Day: what does it commemorate? Why are poppies worn? Plus 4 more things you need to know

King of the gods and sex pest: the legend of Zeus and his thunderbolts

Reading the runes: what we can learn about everyday life in the Viking Age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

North, south, east and west: how ancient civilisations found their bearings before the compass. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Video podcastWhy did people kill for Hitler?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The boy that emperor Nero made his ‘wife’: what the tragedy of the castrated Sporus tells us about homosexuality in ancient Rome

Amazing livesThe story of Agent Zo: the fearless female resistance fighter of WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dudley Clarke: the spy who hoodwinked Hitler. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historians debate: how do intractable conflicts come to an end?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What was the Erfurt Latrine Disaster?

War and pieces: 5 games from history that were about much more than fun. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroNicola Fox chooses Marie Curie. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

“Roman roads turn up so often” | Catherine Fletcher on what the Romans did for European transport networks. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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