Dockers unloading wine barrels

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Martin Luther King speaks in front of microphones, during the March on Washtington

20th Century

"I Have A Dream": the speech that America couldn’t ignore

General Historyvideo**“That’s the way to do it”: a two-minute history of Punch and Judy**

A 1948 photograph of the House of Epidius Rufus in Pompeii. The structure had to be rebuilt after being damaged by Allied bombs during WWII (Photo by SuperStock/Alamy Stock Photo)

Roman

How were Pompeii and Herculaneum discovered?

Roman

What can the streets of Pompeii reveal about daily life in ancient Rome?

A 19th-century depiction of the market of Pompeii

Roman

PompeiiWhat was life like before the eruption of Vesuvius?

A 17th-century engraving of the Mount Vesuvius eruption of AD 79, by Athanasius Kircher (Photo by Shawshots/Alamy Stock Photo)

Roman

Your ultimate guide to Pompeii, plus 8 fascinating facts about the ancient Roman city

An illustration titled 'The first match of the British Ladies Football Club'

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A brief history of women’s football: from Mary, Queen of Scots to the FIFA Women’s World Cup. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

20th Century

Learning disabilities: an overlooked history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An early Peace People march in Belfast’s Woodvale Park

20th Century

What was the Peace People movement in Northern Ireland?

Joya Chatterji, emeritus professor in the history of modern south Asia at the University of Cambridge (Photo by Abhishek Bali)

20th Century

Joya Chatterji on 20th-century south Asia“The nation is a very novel idea, and imposing it on millions of people is hard work”

A portrait of Chevalier d’Éon presenting as a woma

Georgian

Chevalièr d’Éon: the tale of an 18th-century gender non-conforming spy

A boy signs a petition against slavery (bottom left) in an 1826 satirical cartoon originally titled 'John Bull Taking a Clear View on the Negro Slavery Question', by R Cruikshank (Photo by VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)

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The children who fought for the abolition of slavery. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A view of the devastation caused by the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima in Japan on 6 August 1945, a bombed-out building in the foreground

Second World War

What happened to Hiroshima after it was bombed in 1945? How many people died?

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How Barbie changed the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Victorian family gathers around a graveside

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Q&AWhat were Victorian burial societies and why were they formed?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 1569 portrait, thought to be of Helena Snakenborg (Photo by Alamy Stock Photo)

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The Tudor travel bug: 6 artefacts that show the Tudors’ taste for travel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Inflation hit Britain hard in the 1970s. Here activist Erin Pizz addresses a protest by housewives holdiing placards decrying rising food prices in July 1971

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Q&AUK inflation: how does today’s economic crisis compare to the 1970s?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

21st CenturyvideoHow should we see the NHS's history on its 75th anniversary?

A man winces as he receives a flu vaccination

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How Britain fell in love with the NHS. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of the Children's Crusade of 1212, from the Story of the British Nation, Volume 1, by Walter Hutchinson, c1920 (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Medieval

What was the Children’s Crusade, and did it actually happen?

The 16th-century painting, Triumph of Death, by Jan Brueghel the Elder depicts an army of skeletons ravaging the Earth (Photo by akg-images)

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6 moments when diseases drastically altered human history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The temple of Kukulcán at Chichén Itzá

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Your guide to ancient Maya: from the writing system to the truth about ‘human sacrifice’

Guitarist David Crosby of the Byrds performs with his band in front of a large crowd at the Magic Mountain Music Festival on Mount Tamalpais, June 1967. (Image by © Henry Diltz/Corbis)

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From Ancient Greece to Glastonbury: a brief history of music festivals

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Penal transportation to Australia: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Joseph Chamberlain (far right) pictured with his sons Neville (far left) and Austen, daughter Hilda (front left) and third wife, Mary Endicott (Photo by Three Lions/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Chamberlain and Cadbury of BirminghamThe first families in Britain’s second city. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Men kiss in a medieval illumination.

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Are some LGBTQ histories being overlooked?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

William Caxton shows off his new press in Westminster to Edward IV in a 19th-century painting (Photo by Artepics / Alamy Stock Photo)

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How William Caxton printed the first-ever book in English. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 1380s depiction of the Knights of the Round Table. Their heroics were routinely celebrated at medieval feasts (Photo by Heritage Images / Contributor / Getty Images)

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6 ingredients for a memorable medieval feast. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A uniformed US soldier plants American flags at gravesites on Memorial Day

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Memorial DayA brief history

London in the 16th century map, illustration by Theresa Grieben

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Trade, religion and diversity: how Tudor London became a global city. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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