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Marshal Foch and his accompaniment leaving Compiègne in order to inform the French government in Paris about the Armistice agreement with Germany. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

First World War

Where was the Armistice signed?

East Germans crowd around and on the Berlin Wall the day after the gates opened for free movement in 1989

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A ‘Trabi’ – the classic East German Trabant 601 car

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Sketch of Guy Fawkes with a lantern kneeling in front of barrels of gunpowder

Stuart

Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot: everything you need to know

King John out hunting

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Britons. Join Your Country's Army! (Photo by Alfred Leete/ Imperial War Museums via Getty Images)

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The death of Kitchener: a World War One mystery. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A depiction of a 13th-century parliament, sitting under Edward I. The Good Parliament of 1376, during the reign of Edward III, sowed the seeds for discontent that was to come.

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1st May 1975: Three documents, for and against, published for the referendum on the Common Market

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James VI and I depicted in Parliament, c1605

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Queen Elizabeth I’s ‘Golden Speech’ and 5 more key moments in the history of crown and parliament. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Peter Hennessy on Britain in transition. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

1651, Charles Prince of Wales (1630 - 1685) (later King Charles II of England) meets Sir Henry Lee near Oxford during the Civil War, while escaping after the Battle of Worcester.

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British journalist Tom Wintringham (1898–1949), the candidate for the Christian Socialist Commonwealth Party. (Photo by Haywood Magee/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Queen Elizabeth II

General Modern

The differences between UK and US governments: a brief guide

In 1992, Betty Boothroyd was voted in as Speaker of the House of Commons, with cross-party support by 372 votes to 238, asking the House “to elect me for what I am, not for what I was born”. (Photo by Tom Stoddart/Getty Images)

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A portrait of prime minister Lord Frederick North. His government was the first to be brought down by a vote of no confidence, in 1782. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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The historical differences between Scottish and English Law, and what it means for Brexit. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Neil MacGregor photographed in London. “It seemed a good juncture, as Britain sets to leave the EU and operate alone on the world stage, to get a sense of how other countries view us,” he says. (Image by Chris McAndrew)

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Engraving depicting Chinese opium smokers in a saloon

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Taxing the rich to feed the poor in the 17th century: the world's first welfare state. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cavalry charge into a crowd of protesters at St Peter's Field, Manchester, as depicted in an 1819 engraving. What followed was the worst violence ever to occur at a political meeting in Britain. (Picture by Alamy)

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One of the earliest and most famous examples of extremism comes from ancient Rome. Starting in 264 BC and continuing for more than a century, Rome engaged in a series of wars with neighbouring Carthage. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Illustration by Davide Bonazzi

20th Century

Have nuclear weapons helped to maintain global peace?

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The Zinoviev Letter conspiracy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Prime ministers Robert Walpole and Boris Johnson

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Who was the best 20th-century prime minister?

Illustration by Kate Hazell for BBC History Magazine.

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From Churchill and Roosevelt to May and Trump: 75 years of the 'special relationship' between the US and the UK. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Peterloo Massacre

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Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, last Shah of Iran, pictured in 1967 with his third wife, Farah Diba, and their son Reza. His attempted reforms during his final years in power alienated many of his nation's people. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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