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The Crown S5 E5 real history: ‘Camillagate’ tapes and a “war council” for the monarchy’s survival

The Crown S5 E9 real history: the divorce settlement between Charles and Diana

The Crown S5 E7 real history: the introduction of Martin Bashir, and a royal education

The Crown S5 E6 real history: the Romanovs’ murder, and Philip’s “spiritual companionship”

Britannia and beyond: a history of royal yachts

John Major: a brief guide to Britain’s prime minister in the 1990s

The Crown S5 E4 real history: the Queen’s “annus horribilis” and Princess Margaret’s relationship with Peter Townsend

The Crown S5 E3 real history: exiled royals and the al-Fayeds

The Crown S5 E2 real history: Prince Philip’s ‘keeper of secrets’ and Andrew Morton’s book on Princess Diana

The Crown S5 E1 real history: ‘Queen Victoria Syndrome’ and a second honeymoon

Royal historian Tracy Borman on the real events behind The Crown season 5

Princess Margaret’s final years

Queen Elizabeth's relationships with US presidents

Annus HorribilisWhat happened in the Queen’s horrible year?

Opinion“If scholars can’t write accurate histories of the Queen’s reign, drama is what we’ll continue to rely on”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun: was the tomb really cursed?

Second World War galleryThe stomach for the fight: the food policies used by the Nazis to maintain control in the Third Reich

In a nutshellThe history of the SAS

Chaos, ruin & renewal: Germany in 1945. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan: war without end. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

War without end: conflict in Afghanistan, from the Cold War Soviet invasion to the Taliban. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The fall of Lloyd GeorgeA dramatic and significant Prime Ministerial downfall. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC at 100Rocked by scandal. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC at 100Entry into the television age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC at 1001950s friction between government and the BBC. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Berlin’s turbulent 20th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Douglas Mawson: a tale of tragedy and survival in the Antarctic. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why Bond and the Beatles ruled the sixties. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

The Congo-Océan railroad’s deadly history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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