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As World War II built to its climax, Winston Churchill

Yesterday’s Papers

In the aftermath of Oswald’s death, Jack Ruby claimed, “I

The Extraordinary Tale of…

1499 A THREAT TO KING HENRY VII’S THRONE ENDS WITH

THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT

Six hundred years ago, on 25 October 1415, in a

In Pictures: Suffragettes

As recent as the dawn of the 20th century, a

Revealed: the Nuremberg Trials

1,200 The total number of prisoners that Nuremberg’s Palace of

Great Adventures: the travels of Ibn Battuta

Like Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta’s adventures weren’t recorded until he’d

Top 10: Spies in history

As secretary of state near the end of the Tudor

How Did They do That?

The Flavian Amphitheatre, better known as the Colosseum, is both

Britain’s Treasures

The wild storm that lashed Orkney in the winter of

Past Lives

Peterloo inspired a multitude of eyewitnesses accounts and paintings. One

Snapshots

When he first opened the tomb of Tutankhamun on 26

I Read the News Today

For more than 350 years, from its establishment on 1

Graphic History

On 28 November 1660, architect Christopher Wren gave a lecture

What Happened Next...

The winners of the 2015 Rugby World Cup will raise

Timeline

The future Henry V is born in the gatehouse of

The Battle

TRAINED TO KILL Archery practice was required by law in

Get Hooked

There’s no substitute for walking the ground where the action

History Makers: Guy Fawkes

Protestant England in the first years of the 17th century

Ask the Experts

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

In a Nutshell

An Afrikaans word for‘separation’ – literally,‘separateness’ – apartheid was used

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Ancient Egypt is best-known for its Pharaohs, pyramids and plethora

Books

The Lost Tudor Princess: a Life of Margaret Douglas, Countess

Letters

This 14 November marks the 75th anniversary of the Coventry

A-Z of History

Everyone’s favourite multi-use tool, the Swiss Army Knife, could actually