October 2023

Sepia image of workers at a Lancashire cotton mill

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How people with learning disabilities thrived in the 20th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An older man sitting against a desk, looking towards the camera.

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Jonathan Sumpton on the Hundred Years’ War: “It was Joan of Arc who persuaded the French that they could win”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black and white photo showing a group of friends having a picnic, including Josef Mengele (third from the right).

20th Century

Tracking down the Nazi 'Angel of Death': one man's hunt for Josef Mengele

A fifteenth century manuscript illustration showing the Knights Templar being burned in the presence of King Philip IV of France.

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Templars on trial: why were the Knights accused of such heinous crimes?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of a woman with an insect net looking at some larger-than-life butterflies and moths.

General Early Modern

Eleanor Glanville: the butterfly collector

Ships in battle on the sea

General Early Modern

When pirates ruled Asia's waves

Medieval

My history heroDame Rachel de Souza chooses Ignatius of Loyola