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An African samurai: the tall, strong African man who acquired the name Yasuke in Japan was at first an object of curiosity but soon became a prized samurai warrior serving a powerful warlord in the violent intrigues that wracked the country during that volatile era. ((Illustration by Lynn Hatzius for BBC World Histories)
Tudor

Yasuke: an African samurai in Japan

Illustration by Davide Bonazzi.
Second World War

The WW2 obsession: why the world can’t move on from 1945

Illustration by Joey Guidone
General Modern

The big question: has terrorism ever achieved its aims?

Neil MacGregor photographed in London. “It seemed a good juncture, as Britain sets to leave the EU and operate alone on the world stage, to get a sense of how other countries view us,” he says. (Image by Chris McAndrew)
20th Century

Neil MacGregor: “A consistent element of Britain’s image has been the lonely fighter standing against foreign tyranny”

The brutal murder of Emmett Till was just one of thousands of racially motivated lynchings in the American South, but it proved to be a pivotal moment in the civil rights revolution. (Image by Bettmann/Getty Images)
20th Century

Emmett Till: the murder that reshaped the American civil rights movement

Colourful wooden houses in Old Nuuk, Greenland
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Explore the city of Nuuk, the rainbow capital of Greenland

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