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Crisis in Ukraine: From the 18th Century to Today
10 January 2022Since late 2013, Ukraine has been in crisis. But the problems there go much further back. To examine the history of the conflict in Ukraine, we...
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Was the League of Nations Doomed to Fail?
10 January 2022102 years ago on the 10th of January 1920, the League of Nations was formed out of the Treaty of Versailles. Its aim was to maintain peace after...
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Spinning in the Roman World
9 January 2022Spinning held an important place in ancient society, and no, we're not talking about ancient exercise classes. A task for women and slaves, it was...
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Obama and Merkel: The Extraordinary Partnership
9 January 2022U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are two of the world’s most influential leaders, together at the centre of some...
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Joan of Arc
8 January 2022Joan of Arc is a name that’s instantly recognisable to most. A controversial figure in her own day, she has remained so ever since, often being...
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B17s and Bullet holes: A US Airforce Bomber
7 January 2022Chuck Richardson is a former member of the United States Airforce, serving across Europe in his B17 bomber during World War 2. He, and co-author...
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1921 Census: Revealed
7 January 2022For the first time, the 1921 Census of England & Wales is now publicly available, only online at the family history website, Findmypast. More...
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Franz Hals: Painter of The Laughing Cavalier
6 January 2022One of the most famous paintings in London is The Laughing Cavalier of 1624 by Franz Hals, the great portrait artist of the Dutch Golden Age whose...
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Cannibalism
6 January 2022It’s a macabre topic to discuss, but also one that has fascinated people for generations. So what has archaeology revealed about cannibalism...
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Democratic Decline
6 January 2022The 6th of January marks one year since the United States Capitol attack of 2021, whereby a mob of supporters of Republican President Donald J....
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The 'Forgotten Bastards' of the Eastern Front
5 January 2022During the Second World War, from 1941 onwards, Stalin's Soviet Union was joined in a close but awkward coalition with the Western allies....
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Sitting Bull: the Life and Death of a Native American Chief
5 January 2022Sitting Bull, best known for his initiative and victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn, is a greatly revered Native American Chief. But he was...
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