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The final frontier

On 20 July 1969, Apollo 11 landed the first humans

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Accused of collaborating with German soldiers during the Nazi occupation

1936 GOLD FEVER

African–American athlete Jesse Owens flies past his competitors to win

1950 HITTING THE HIGH LIGHTS

These men are tackling the dizzying heights of Blackpool Tower

History in the News

An exceptionally preserved settlement may hold clues to Kent’s Roman

Time Piece

A look at everyday objects from the past

History in Colour

Colourised photographs that bring the past to life

Your History

The journalist and historian names the medieval author she’d love

Yesterday’s Papers

Another timeless front page from the archives

This Month In... 1819

Anniversaries that have made history

Time Capsule: 1912

Snapshots of the world from one year in the past

50 Giant Leaps in History

Some were hailed as world changing in an instant. Some only years later. But each of these moments – whether for better or worse – has helped shaped the world we know today writes Nige Tassell

Noor Inayat Khan

The first female radio operator to be sent underground in occupied Paris to aid the French Resistance during World War II was also the most unlikely person for the job, writes Pat Kinsella

Was Ramesses II Really That Great?

Emma Slattery Williams considers whether the fêted pharaoh – master builder, war hero and peace broker – was actually a brilliant propagandist who knew how to curate his image

Chicago’s Darkest Days

Stonings in the street, houses aflame, families dispossessed. Spencer Mizen takes us back to Chicago 1919, when institutionalised racism, postwar tensions and mass migration ignited outpouring of hate against black Americans

Drugs in Antiquity

The hidden history of drug use in antiquity Did the people of the ancient world use - and abuse - drugs? Tey certainly did. Yet you would hardly know it from reading ancient texts, as Philip Matyszak explains

Ask the Experts

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was

What’s On

Beamish: The Living Museum of the North, 29 August to

TV & Radio

The hottest documentaries, podcasts and period dramas

Britain’s Treasures

Laid down in the 18th century, Nelson’s flagship at the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar is the oldest naval vessel still in commission

Books

This month’s best historical reads

Letters

Get in touch – share your opinions on history and

Photo Finish

Moments from history, told through the BBC

HOW TO VISIT: ROMAN RUINS

What’s in store at Britain’s millennia-old Roman sites

SIX OF THE BEST: ROMAN SITES TO VISIT

The ruins at Fishbourne are the remains of a massive

BRITAIN’S TREASURES: HAMPTON COURT

A medieval manor was transformed into a lavish Tudor palace that witnessed some of England’s most dramatic episodes

BRITAIN’S TREASURES: BIG PIT COAL MUSEUM

Head underground at this former working coal mine and World Heritage Site, as you are taken back to the Industrial Revolution…

TOP 10: UNUSUAL MUSEUMS

As Europe’s oldest surviving operating theatre, this museum gives visitors

GO EXPLORE: ACTIVITIES AND DIGS

Chesters Fort isn’t in Chester – it’s on Hadrian’s Wall,