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Yuri Gagarin: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of a hand drawing a flowering plant with a fountain pen on a sheet of paper. The sketched plant rises off the page as a lifelike stem with green leaves, pink blossoms, and a butterfly perched on one leaf. Books sit stacked on the wooden table, and a soft countryside scene with a stone house, gate, rolling hills, and palm trees stretches into the background under a partly cloudy sky.

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"He plugged into the electric current of history": why Rudyard Kipling still matters in 2026. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black‑and‑white collage places a woman in ornate formal clothing and a fur stole at the front. Behind her are images of snow‑covered mountain peaks, roped climbers, and a smaller figure holding a newspaper with the headline “Votes for Women.”

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"She saw off bandits with her revolver": the unbelievable adventures of Fanny Bullock Workman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A group of women work in an early 20th‑century industrial laundry, standing around large wash basins filled with clothing. The high‑ceilinged room has pipes, machinery, and washing equipment visible in the background.

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"This would be your place for the rest of your life": the haunting history of Ireland's Magdalene laundries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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How blood banks saved Britain in WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2Winston Churchill: How to use dynamism to beat the odds. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Churchill and the Crown. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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"We will not go down this road": the tragic Serbian politician who tried to stop Milošević. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An older man in a dark suit stands confidently at the centre of a dim pub, holding a pint of beer. Around him, several people sit or stand with drinks, watching him closely. A pool table with scattered billiard balls sits behind the group, lit by a stained‑glass lamp. Warm, vintage décor—framed pictures, dark wood, soft amber lighting—creates a classic bar atmosphere that suggests a tense or dramatic moment.

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"They caused a great deal of mayhem": The Westies creators on bringing the 1980s gangster drama to life

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Is The Westies a true story? Here's the real history behind the Ronald Reagan-era gangster drama

Andy Burnham's leadership comes at a time when Downing Street has expanded its policy and communications operations, while prime ministers increasingly diverge from the norms of the 20th century | Credit: Getty Images

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The UK is about to get a new prime minister. But is the country now impossible to govern?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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1966: The World Cup that changed a nation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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"A civilisation lasting over 3,500 years possesses huge cultural resilience": turmoil and tenacity in Iran. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British troops surrender to the Argentines in Port Stanley

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The Falklands War: why did it happen?

Marines from the 40 Commando Anti-Tank Troop march towards Port Stanley

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What if...Argentina had won the Falklands War?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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ConspiracyDid Hitler escape from his bunker and live in Argentina after WW2?

A crowd gathers outdoors at a public rally. In the foreground, a bright yellow protest sign reads “Stand Up to Racism – No to Racism, No to Fascism – Unite against the far right.” Behind it, people wearing jackets and backpacks face a small stage where a speaker addresses the audience. A large banner on the stage reads “Southall Resist.” Some attendees hold phones to record the event. The atmosphere is peaceful and focused, with participants standing close together in support of anti‑racism activism.

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"It was just an Asian": the racist killing that fuelled a civil rights movement. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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We haven't set foot on the moon for more than 50 years. Our expert explains the surprising reason why. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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"Weimar's citizens cheered on Hitler": why the home of German democracy was easy prey for the Nazis. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pablo Picasso: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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When football became a weapon of the Cold War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Riots, whiffy kippers and taps running dry: the inside story of the 1976 heatwave. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Emma Goldman: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A large black‑and‑white mural of Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” hangs on a gallery wall. The cubist painting shows a chaotic scene of human and animal figures in anguish — including a bull, a screaming horse, and a grieving mother holding a dead child — all rendered in fractured, overlapping shapes that convey the horror of war.

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"An ocean of pain and death": the horrific episode that inspired Picasso's Guernica. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Stealing the V2 rocket: Britain’s secret WW2 intelligence coup. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer stands at a lectern outside the black front door of 10 Downing Street, addressing assembled journalists and television cameras after announcing his resignation in June 2026.

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Prime ministersFive of the greatest downfalls of the past 100 years. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Football's final frontier: America's tangled relationship with soccer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The woman who invented Marilyn Monroe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919), the Scottish-American industrialist who built a steel empire in the late 19th century, speaks with colleagues in this photograph. Renowned for both his business success and later philanthropy, Carnegie championed education, libraries, and scientific advancement as part of his belief in the philanthropy. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Meet the tiny titan who was (briefly) the richest man alive

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This sex poem sparked outrage in 1970s Britain – but who triumphed in the courtroom?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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