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Ancient and Classical More Ancient and Classical Articles

• Ancient Egypt
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome

Who Was King Eucratides and Why Did He Mint the Coolest Coin in History?

How Significant Was the Battle of Leuctra?

15 Heroes of the Trojan War

Middle Ages More Middle Ages Articles

• Wars of the Roses
• Vikings
• Norman Conquest

How Did Robert the Bruce Defeat the English at Loudoun Hill?

How Did Eleanor of Aquitaine Command England After the Death of Henry II?

The Real King Arthur? The Plantagenet King Who Never Reigned

Early Modern More Early Modern Articles

• Stuarts
• Tudors

10 Facts About Guy Fawkes: Britain’s Most Infamous Villain?

12 of the Most Important Tudor Women

Was Richard III Really the Villain That History Depicts Him As?

Age of Revolution More Age of Revolution Articles

• Enlightenment
• America 1765 - 1865
• American War of Independence
• French Revolution and Napoleon

10 Facts About Catherine the Great

The Vauxhall Gardens: A Wonderland of Georgian Delight

Who Was Empress Joséphine? The Woman Who Captured Napoleon’s Heart

World More World Articles

What Was The Forbidden City and Why Was It Built?

Pineapples, Sugar Loaves and Needles: 8 of Britain’s Best Follies

10 Remarkable Facts About Notre Dame

Victorian More Victorian Articles

Why Did the British Invade Afghanistan a Second Time?

‘The Lady With The Lamp’: How Did Florence Nightingale Transform British Nursing?

What Were Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Greatest Achievements?

Mystery

10 Historical Figures Who Died Unusual Deaths

What Happened to the English Colonists at Roanoke?

Twentieth Century More Twentieth Century Articles

• Russian Revolution
• Information Age
• Nazi Germany
• Vietnam War
• Middle East
• Cold War
• Civil Rights
• First World War
• 20th Century America
• World War Two

The Wormhoudt Massacre: SS-Brigadeführer Wilhem Mohnke and Justice Denied

Who Was Charles Gardner? The Broadcaster Who Brought Hope During Britain’s Darkest Hour

Sydney Camm: The Greatest Designer of Fighter Aircraft in History?

America More America Articles

How Did US-Iran Relations Get So Bad?

10 Facts About Abraham Lincoln

What are the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts?