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Letter from the Editor

As legendary historical figures go, it’s hard to get much

Killing Caesar

“Et tu Brute? Ten fall Caesar!” Julius Caesar utters these

Snapshots

Either nannies during World War II took extreme precautions to

Yesterday’s Papers

Before Watergate, Nixon had proven himself a capable President. He

Graphic History

What Happened Next...

Under the leadership of Lech Wałesa,a local protest turns into

The Extraordinary Tale of…

The Thames had been home to the capital’s waste for

The Games Reborn

The noise would have been deafening, 60,000 cheering voices resonating

Top 10: Accidental Discoveries

Scientists should know to wash their hands when working with

Great Adventures: Captain James Cook

The final NASA Space Shuttle was named after HMS Endeavour,

Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight

Since the death of Muhammad Ali on 3 June 2016,

History Makers: Alfred the Great

A ll heroic figures have to have nadirs to fight

In Pictures: Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White was one of the greatest photographers of the

Battlefield: Kohima

The rough terrain made t anks di cult to deploy,

Ask the Experts

Social historian, genealogist and author of Mr Darcy’s Guide to

In a Nutshell

China’s Cultural Revolution took place between 1966-68 (with some dating

How Did They do That?

Borobudur was built on a hill and has a pyramidal

On our Radar

Open until 4 September at the Science Museum, London. Full

Britain’s Treasures

The dock takes its name from Queen Victoria’s husband Albert,

Books

By following the lives of some early-20th-century teenage girls employed

Letters

I am writing in response to a letter from Richard

A-Z of History

Until 1629, the capital ‘U’ didn’t exist in any language