Q&A

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Gladiator by profession

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Second World War

Q&A: Were conscientious objectors in the Second World War given white feathers?

Big cats

Second World War

The Cocos Islands Mutiny

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What was the significance of the battle of Wigan Lane?

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Q&A: Why didn’t Napoleon invade the Channel Islands?

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When did the pope rule England?

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First World War

Was there a guerrilla campaign waged by pro-German elements in what was then German New Guinea during WWI?

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What is a deodand?

Bataan Death March

Second World War

Q&A: Did Japan ever sign the Geneva Convention after the Second World War?

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The reverend in the lion’s den

Quick Query

Quick Query

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When did the English alphabet first exist, and why are there 26 letters in the order we know them today?

Second World War

Hitler’s bloody swastika