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British military behind a barricade, 1916. (Photo by ullstein picture via Getty Images)

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The Easter Rising: when Ireland went to war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British military behind a barricade in Dublin, 1916. (Photo by ullstein picture via Getty Images)

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Bullets and ballot boxes: a history of Anglo-Irish relations since the Easter Rising. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A teal background with two overlapping circular frames, each containing a portrait. The left circle shows a sepia-toned historical photograph of a man with a moustache wearing a suit and tie. The right circle shows a contemporary colour portrait of a bald man in a patterned shirt and dark jacket. The overlap visually links the two figures across eras.

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"He clearly had a lot of bottle": Irvine Welsh chooses his history hero. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting of two men, dressed in colourful robes, hug each other. One man is standing on top of a lamb, the other on a lion

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Michael Wood on the rise and fall of Asian empires. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Western and Chinese ships gather off the Chinese coast during the 19th-century Opium Wars.

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Was the British Empire really built on drugs? The unlikely rise of an imperial superpower

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The relentless rise of the mafia: a grisly tale of extortion, execution and Don Corleone. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Adolf Hitler – at the time chancellor of Austria – is saluted by the crowds as he makes his way to the great parade of troops in Vienna, Austria, March 1938. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Second World War

Timeline: the rise and fall of the Third Reich

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Michael Wood"The making of our new world began in China just over 40 years ago". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The rise of the Nazis and the importance of heeding warnings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Biddenden cakes

Medieval

What are the Easter treats known as Biddenden cakes, and who were the Biddenden Maids?

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Michael Wood on the rise of Britain's universities. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The triumph of the Anglo-Saxons: how the kingdom of Mercia powered the rise of England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

On This Day

30 March

Medieval manuscript illustration of a crowned ruler seated on a throne while attendants and courtiers stand on either side.

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In 1066, King Harold was meant to save England. How did it all go wrong?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A statue of Thutmosis III

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Ancient armageddon: the battle of Megiddo that led to the rise of a great warrior-pharaoh. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The bloody rise of Henry V: how his brutal upbringing propelled him to greatness. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An 18th-century depiction of the battle of Bosworth, the 1485 clash that saw Henry VII’s army defeat that of Richard III, allowing the Tudor pretender to claim the throne (Photo by incamerastock/Alamy Stock Photo)

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The rise of Henry VII: how a life of cheating death prepared him for the throne as the first Tudor king. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black‑and‑white photograph of soldiers in helmets and heavy uniforms gathered along a shallow roadside trench in a wooded area. Some stand on the dirt road, others crouch or sit in the dugout, handling supplies or equipment. Dense foliage lines one side of the scene, and the unpaved road curves away into the distance. The image conveys the everyday logistics and waiting periods of troops during a 20th‑century wartime campaign.

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Does history really repeat itself? Why we should be careful in drawing parallels with the past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A graphic of a detective looking through a magnifying glass at an old fountain pen with a skull on the nib.

20th Century

The rise of the poison pen: 6 cases of anonymous hate mail in Britain

A woodcut from Frances Rose-Troup’s book about the Prayer Book Rebellion, in which some 4,000 people from Devon and Cornwall died (Photo by Collection PJ / Alamy Stock Photo)

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The Prayer Book Rebellion: Mark Stoyle on how the 1549 rising almost changed Tudor history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval

Eggs, bunnies and Jesus Christ: the history and origins of Easter

An engraving of the pirate Henry Avery with his ship in a notorious raid that almost pushed England and India to war (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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Hell on high water: the rise and fall of the golden age of piracy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Photo of Richard Nixon at a rally in 1968

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Richard Nixon: the rise and fall of an American president. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales during a visit to Tokyo parliament on May 12, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan.

20th Century

The assassination attempt on King Charles III that almost worked

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Historical recipeRussian Easter sweet bread Kulich. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jessie Buckley plays Anne (Agnes) Hathaway

Tudor

What happened to Shakespeare's daughters? A guide to the playwright's family life and descendants

Illustration by Luke Waller

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The Pentrich Rising: England's forgotten armed revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

At dinner, St Marylebone Workhouse, London, c1901 (1903)

Victorian

The rise and fall of the workhouse

British prime minister Tony Blair, US Senator George Mitchell and Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern

20th Century

A brief history of the Good Friday Agreement

Watercolour illustration of Dublin

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The history of Dublin: from Viking stronghold to international success story. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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