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Ramesses III depicted standing before Montu, the Egyptian

BUGS BUNNY MAKES HIS DEBUT

27 July 1940 © Alamy Iconic Looney Tunes

THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

Main image source: © Getty Images From secession

BATTLE OF ROCROI

The Spanish tercios fought a desperate last stand

Battle of Rocroi

SPAIN Image source: wiki/Rijksmuseum (CC0 1.0) DON FRANCISCO

CONSTANTINE HAD NOT CONVERTED TO CHRISTIANITY?

How important was the Roman emperor’s embracing of the new religion to its spread through the empire and beyond?

HOME IS WHERE THE HISTORY IS

Unlocking the fabulous stories hidden in our houses and the objects that fill them, from the 17th century to the present day

STATE FUNERAL

Stalin’s funeral is recontextualised as an absurd affront to human suffering

LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

A gripping and inspirational memoir, expertly repackaged

DECIPHERING AZTEC HIEROGLYPHS

A fascinating examination of an ancient language

THE WOMAN THEY COULD NOT SILENCE

Elizabeth Packard was courageous in the face of adversity

TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7

Fact versus fiction on the silver screen

MOLASSES APPLE PIE

A CIVIL WAR CLASSIC, UNITED STATES, 19TH CENTURY

Key Events

© Alamy 1861 FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN

SUBMARINE CSS HUNLEY

Charleston, South Carolina, USA 1863-64

ZOUAVE INFANTRY SOLDIER

United States 1861-63

ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN MEDAL

Lincoln’s election paved the way for the outbreak of the American Civil War, USA, 1860

ABOLITIONISTS

Ten people who bravely fought for the end of slavery in the United States

WOMEN IN THE CIVIL WAR

DeAnne Blanton uncovers the forgotten stories of female soldiers who fought on the front lines

CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELDS

Visit the places where bitter fighting decided the fate of a nation

WRATH OF THE PHARAOHS

How the masters of the Nile built an empire from brutal conquest

THE PHANTOM MAJOR

AND THE FOUNDING OF THE SAS

Behind enemy lines

Crucial to the Allied effort in WWII, various SAS squadrons entered German territory and caused mayhem for the enemy, destroying weapons, supplies and communication and transport lines

Harald Hardrada

THE LAST VIKING

History of Swearing!

From the classics ‘f*ck’ and ‘sh*t’ to some more obscure gems like ‘wagtail’ and ‘mutton shunter’, people have always loved to curse

RAVENNA THE SECOND ROME

How did this mysterious city in north-east Italy become the jewel of the Western Roman Empire?

RAVENNA TIMELINE

Important moments in the early years of the ancient city

RELICS OF LOST EMPIRE

A number of Ancient Ravenna’s buildings still survive. Here are five that you can visit

‘EVERYBODY HAS AN INTEREST IN HISTORY, WHETHER THEY ADMIT IT OR NOT’

Historian Helen Carr discusses her passion for history and how podcasts are changing the game today

THE RED PRINCE

Who was John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster?

‘UNDERSTANDING OF THE PAST IS KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWLEDGE IS POWER’

Carr reveals what studying the past can reveal about our present and, especially in light of COVID-19, why we need a better understanding of the past