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Photo of the SAS in North Africa

Second World War

How the early SAS became heroes of the Second World War

War and Conflict, Malaya, pic: 1953, British troops of the Special Air Service (SAS) with a helicopter, having been dropped off in the jungle in search of bandits (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

20th Century

In a nutshellThe history of the SAS

The Battle of Lipany or Lipan, also called the Battle of Cesky Brod, on 30 May 1434 virtually ended the Hussite Wars (Picture by Alamy)

Medieval

In a nutshellThe Hussite Wars

Captives being brought on board a slave ship on the West Coast of Africa (Slave Coast), c1880. Although Britain outlawed slavery in 1833 and it was abolished in the USA after the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War in 1865, the transatlantic trade in African slaves continued. The main market for the slaves was Brazil, where slavery was not abolished until 1888. (Colorised black and white print). Artist Unknown.. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

General History

Black British historySlavery's painful legacy

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Industrial revolution

Q&AWhy do we say ‘get the sack’?

Douglas Mawson

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Thousands gathered in Portugal in October 1917 to witness the Miracle of the Sun.

20th Century

Miracle of the SunWhy thousands gathered in 1917 to witness a solar vision

The Unesco world heritage site of Hadrian's Wall. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Image of black people protesting. (GettyImages_1153422488)

General History

Black British historyA timeline of key moments

Photo of the Jarrow March

20th Century

The Jarrow marchThe lasting legacy of the 1936 protest

Image of Somalians meeting in a cafe

General History

Black British historyKey questions answered

The Rosetta Stone is covered in three scripts, which allowed for the translation of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs

Ancient Egypt

Rosetta StoneWhat is it and why is it important?

Image of Empress Matilda

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Mussolini salutes in front of the statue of the Roman emperor Nerva, in the 1930s

20th Century

How Italian dictator Benito Mussolini became the first face of fascism

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Herbert Rowse ArmstrongInnocent solicitor or guilty murderer?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Rosa Parks rides on a Montgomery bus

20th Century

50 important historical events: from Sutton Hoo to Rosa Parks

Around 200,000 freed slaves, like this soldier, joined the Union military in the Civil Wa

Victorian

The Emancipation ProclamationYour guide to Abraham Lincoln's proclamation

James VI of Scotland (later also James I of England and Ireland) and his young wife, Anna of Denmark

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Writer JRR Tolkien smokes a pipe

20th Century

JRR TolkienThe making of Middle Earth

A portrait of a young Queen Victoria from around the time of the first assassination attempt in 1840

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Photo of Ginger Rogers

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Second World War allies Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin (left to right) at the Yalta Conference in February 1945. East and west would soon become bitter rivals, however

20th Century

The Cold War: 9 key questions

George C Marshall, architect of the Marshall Plan, which pledged billions of dollars to help rebuild war-torn Europe

Cold War

What was the Marshall Plan?

President Truman, seen here in 1948

Cold War

What was the Truman Doctrine?

Painting of the Battle of Blenheim

Stuart

The battle of Blenheim: how did the Duke of Marlborough triumph on the Danube?

Pompey flees after the battle of Pharsalus

Roman

The battle of Pharsalus: how Julius Caesar defeated Pompey

Holbein's portrait of Edward VI

Tudor

Edward VIWhy the forgotten Tudor king had the makings of a monster

Paratroopers over Dien Bien Phu

20th Century

Dien Bien Phu: the battle that split Vietnam

A painting showing a man and woman side by side with somber expressions. The man holds a pitchfork.

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