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What Was It Like to Rule and Be Ruled in the Ancient Roman World?

10 Facts About the Roman City of Pompeii and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

J Robert Oppenheimer: The ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb’

Timeline: Battle of Britain

What Was Louis Pasteur’s Impact on Hygiene and Modern Medicine?

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What Was It Like to Rule and Be Ruled in the Ancient Roman World?

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How Alexander’s the Great’s Secretary Reached the Brink of Ancient Power

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How an Ancient Greek King Invaded Asia to Reclaim his Ancestors’ Empire

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15 More Key Figures in the Wars of the Successors

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Unleashing Fury: Boudica, The Warrior Queen

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What Records Do We Have of the Roman Fleet in Britain?

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How Gaius Marius Saved Rome From the Cimbri

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Why Did the Spartans Lose the Battle of Leuctra?

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Pax Romana: Rome’s Golden Age

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Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990

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How Climate and the Natural World Have Shaped Civilisations Across Time

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Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage

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Roman Roads: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past

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Book of the Month: 2022 Round-Up

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Medieval

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The Lofoten Islands: Inside the World’s Biggest Viking House

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Ludlow Castle: A Fortress of Stories

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What Led to George, Duke of Clarence’s Execution by Wine?

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Why Is Richard III Controversial?

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Who Was Johannes Gutenberg?

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Curating History: The Dedicated Keepers of Warley’s Phone Box Museum

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The 5 Most Daring Escapes from the Tower of London

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The Best Castles to Visit in Britain

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Historic Photographer of the Year - Open for Entries

Image: Andrew McCaren - Historic England Shortlist 2022

Early Modern

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10 Facts About Thomas Cromwell

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How Sir Walter Raleigh Fell From Grace

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The 8 Most Important Gods and Goddesses of the Aztec Empire

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12 of the Most Important Tudor Women

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Football and the Tudors

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Who was Anne of Cleves?

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Margaret Clitherow: The Saint Executed for Her Faith Under Elizabeth I

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10 Facts About Martin Luther

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Historical Galleries

Geronimo: A Life in Pictures

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Before the Wright Brothers: History’s Early Flying Machines

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Iron Age Brochs of Scotland

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The Life of Queen Elizabeth II in Pictures

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Inside the Space Shuttle

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The Moon Landing in Pictures

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Then & Now: Photos of Historic Landmarks Through Time

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British Stamps: A History in Pictures

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Katherine Johnson – A Life in Quotes

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10 Photos That Changed the World

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Who Built the Nazca Lines and Why?

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John F. Kennedy: His Life in Pictures

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The Olmec Colossal Heads

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Pictish Stones: The Last Evidence of an Ancient Scottish People

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‘Painted People’: Who Were the Picts?

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Enola Gay: The B-29 Airplane That Changed the World

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7 of the Strangest Cars Ever Invented

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10 Eerie Underwater Photos of the Titanic Wreck

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Lost Cities: A Victorian Explorer’s Photos of Old Maya Ruins

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10 of the Most Spectacular Paintings from the British Royal Collection

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Lost in Antarctica: Photos of Shackleton’s Ill-Fated Ross Sea Party

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After the Fighting Stops: Women and the Unseen Wounds of War

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In Photos: What Happened at Chernobyl?

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Revolutions

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10 Facts About Napoleon Bonaparte

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Napoleon Bonaparte – Founder of Modern European Unification?

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How did Napoleon Bonaparte Rise to Power in 1799?

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Why Was 2 December Such a Special Day for Napoleon?

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How Did James Gillray Attack Napoleon as the ‘Little Corporal’?

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10 Facts About the Napoleonic Wars

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Leonardo da Vinci: 10 Facts You Might Not Know

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How Napoleon’s Conquest of Spain Led to Revolution in Chile

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20th Century

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Timeline: Battle of Britain

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What Impact Did Jackie Kennedy Have as First Lady?

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How Did Mussolini Come to Power?

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Robert Lawrence: The First African-American Astronaut

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J Robert Oppenheimer: The ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb’

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10 Facts About Aviation Pioneer Bessie Coleman

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President Paul von Hindenburg’s Role in Hitler’s Rise to Power

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Why Did the British Want to Divide the Ottoman Empire after World War One?

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Discoveries and Exploration

8 Crucial Inventions of the American Industrial Revolution

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Was George Mallory Actually the First Man to Climb Everest?

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6 Sumerian Inventions That Changed the World

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Chanel No 5: The Story Behind the Icon

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10 Facts About Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z

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6 Facts About Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour

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Scott vs Amundsen: Who Won the Race to the South Pole?

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Hiram Bingham III and the Forgotten Inca City of Machu Picchu

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Historical Mysteries

Flannan Isle Mystery: When Three Lighthouse Keepers Vanished Forever

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The Mystery of the Lost Roanoke Colony

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The Most Famous Lost Shipwrecks Yet to be Discovered

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Genghis Khan: The Mystery of His Lost Tomb

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What Happened to the Lost Village of Imber?

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What Messages Are Hidden in the Armada Portraits of Elizabeth I?

Culture

Who Were the Princes in the Tower?

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What Was It Like to Rule and Be Ruled in the Ancient Roman World?

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Legends and Outlaws

How Al Capone became one of the world’s most notorious gangsters

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10 Facts About Ching Shih, China’s Pirate Queen

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10 of the Most Famous Female Pirates in History

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10 Famous Outlaws of The Wild West

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The Wild West’s Most Wanted: 10 Facts About Billy the Kid

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10 Facts About Calamity Jane

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10 Facts About Viking Warrior Ivar the Boneless

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6 of the Most Notorious Female Mobsters in History

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