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A martyr and a hero? How Munich – The Edge of War tries to soften Neville Chamberlain’s rotten reputation

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Neville Chamberlain holds aloft the famous piece of paper at Heston aerodrome on 30 September 1938. (Picture by Alamy)

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The 1888 Matchgirls strike: how a group of East End women changed British labour history

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Has China always been the world’s greatest superpower?

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