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Welcome
Welcome
SCAN TO GET OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Mary I
REGULARS
Defining Moments
© Alamy 1 September 1985 TITANIC WRECK FOUND
BATTLE OF PLATAEA
DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE, 23 MAY–17 AUG 1480
ROBERT F KENNEDY HAD BECOME PRESIDENT
His message of unity promised hope to a divided nation, but was it a promise he would be able to keep?
EXPLORING THE MIDDLE AGES
The new and improved Musée de Cluny in Paris once again showcases the best examples of medieval art to the public
THE DIVIDED HEART
A drama following a young boy taken from his birth mother by the Nazis during WWII
FAKE HISTORY
An intriguing study of lies and myths in popular history
A WOMAN’S WORLD
Bringing the women of the past back to life in full colour
AMISTAD
Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman Country: USA Released: 1997
TUDOR PLUM TART
A SWEET, FRUITY TUDOR DESSERT, ENGLAND, C.1485 – PRESENT
ALL ABOUT
Key Events
C.1100 GOLDEN AGE OF JAPANESE SWORD-MAKING The middle
MEDIEVAL SWORDSMITH
Europe C.1066 – 1500
THE SWORD OF GOUJIAN
This copper sword was owned by a legendary Chinese king China, C.496 – 465 BCE
GREAT SWORD FIGHTERS
Some duelled for entertainment and others to the death – here are ten of history’s superior swordsmen and women
EVOLUTION OF THE LONGSWORD
Historian Neil Grant explains how two-handed swords became important weapons on medieval battlefields
CUTTING-EDGE MUSEUMS
The museums and armouries around the world for sword enthusiasts
FEATURES
MARY VS ELIZABETH
How the battle between the queens reshaped the English monarchy
WHY DID STALINGRAD MATTER?
On the eve of the battle’s anniversary, historian Iain MacGregor discusses one of the most important engagements of World War II and why it matters today
REVENGE OF THE 47 RONIN
In 1703, after a century of peace, a band of samurai shocked Japan with a suicidal mission to avenge their disgraced lord
5 Things To Know Aboutc KYIVAN RUS
A quick guide to a lost European nation that once dominated the east
HUMAN SACRIFICE THROUGHOUT HISTORY
Professor Laerke Recht guides us through the evolution of ritual killings and why they were done
HE SOLD THE EIFFEL TOWER
Victor Lustig stands out in criminal history as a swindler supreme who successfully ‘sold’ the Eiffel Tower–then had the audacity to try exactly the sam e con again
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