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Episode 1Raising the wreck. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Russian men called up to fight attend a ceremony to mark their departure

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Russia-Ukraine conflictHow the latest developments echo the Second World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Photo of the Jarrow March

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The Jarrow marchThe lasting legacy of the 1936 protest

The election of Giorgia Meloni as Italy’s first female prime minister

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The rise of Giorgia Meloni“It makes plain the strange way a dictator has retained a positive image in many sectors of Italian society”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sara Forbes Bonetta (seated besides her husband James Davies was brought to England in the late 1840s by a Navy captain. Presented to Queen Victoria, she impressed the monarch so much that Victoria became her godmother

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Black History MonthWhat is it, historians on its relevance, plus 7 articles you should read

Scene of the 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' at the Disney World in Orlando, Florida, 1971

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Why we should remember...The day Walt Disney World Resort in Florida welcomed its first guests

A missionary preaches to the Native Americans of Massachusetts, c1650. By now, colonists were imposing their values on the indigenous population, encouraging them to dress like the English – and worship the English God. (Photo by Ian Tyas/Keystone/Getty Images)

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Britain's nuclear fearsHow has the UK prepared for Armageddon?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Napoleon of Fleet Street. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The USSR showcases its military might at the 1961 annual May Day parade in Red Square, Moscow. (Photo by Sovfoto/UIG via Getty Images)

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Nuclear fall-out: how the USA & USSR became bitter enemies

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

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How Italian dictator Benito Mussolini became the first face of fascism

Rosa Parks rides on a Montgomery bus

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50 important historical events: from Sutton Hoo to Rosa Parks

Aerial view of the outside of Treblinka extermination camp, Germany, 1943. (Photo by Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

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Laurence Rees on the perpetrators of the Holocaust: “What they told us was, at the time, they felt it was the right thing to do”

Prince Charles in 1969

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King Charles IIIThe life of the reigning king

Lucy Worsley. (Photography by Frank Monks)

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Lucy Worsley“Agatha Christie’s mysterious disappearance in 1926 was the central injustice of her life”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Elizabeth wearing a hat against a blue background

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In picturesQueen Elizabeth II through the decades

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Author, adventurer, archaeologist: Agatha Christie’s action-packed life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabeth II poses for a portrait in Buckingham Palace in December 1958

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Queen Elizabeth II50+ facts about her life and reign

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The Holocaust: a 21st-century view. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Front door of No 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British prime minister

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From Walpole to TrussLessons from the 300-year history of the British prime minister. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victims of the February Revolution are carried through the Field of Mars in Petrograd

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Russia's Civil WarWhy the 1917 uprisings descended into disaster. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ellis Island: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Writer JRR Tolkien smokes a pipe

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JRR TolkienThe making of Middle Earth

Troops engaged in street fighting in the battle of Stalingrad,1942 (Photo from akg-images)

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The battle of Stalingrad: a German officer's account of WW2's bloodiest battle

Baron Franz Nopcsa in Albanian uniform.

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15 minutes of fameTom Holland chooses Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

East German leader Willi Stoph greets West German chancellor Willy Brandt at Erfurt. (Getty images)

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Cold War summits: how USA & USSR leaders worked to end the conflict. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev together

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What brought a thaw in the Cold War?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bridal accessories, including lace gloves and pearls (Alchemia | Dreamstime.com)

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Beyond fashion: 6 accessories that reveal changing attitudes in society, from the Georgians to the 20th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cast and crew filming an episode of EastEnders in 1998 (Photo by Polly Borland/Getty Images)

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BBC at 100How EastEnders saved the BBC. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 8What can history tell us about its future?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

National Woman’s Party activists sew a star onto their ‘ratification flag'

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Why we should remember…The 19th amendment. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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