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Editor’s pick9 top articles from the BBC World Histories archive to read right now

From conqueror to youth icon: who was Cyrus the Great?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

"Afro-textured hair had no stigma before the dehumanisation of black people that emerged from slavery": Emma Dabiri discusses the changing perceptions of Afro-textured hair. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

VE Day at 75The bitter taste of victory: why May 1945 was not a time of celebration for everyone. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Your guide to the Great Depression

Julian of Norwich: Janina Ramirez hails 'the female Chaucer'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Yuri Gagarin: 8 things you (probably) didn’t know about the first man in space

Everything you wanted to know about the 1066 Norman invasion and the battle of Hastings – but were afraid to ask

Cheese, angry gods and shoddy surgeons: the unlikely deaths of Roman emperors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Written in the stars: 7 celestial events that may have changed history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Broad Street cholera outbreak: how bad was it and how was it contained?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What if...The Spanish Armada had landed?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A brief history of the Labour Party

A brief history of the Christmas Speech

Why the American Wild West was a "hotbed of scientific discovery". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Stag nights and hen dos: a brief history of bachelor and bachelorette parties

General ancient history

Mulan: the history of the Chinese legend behind the film

What if…Boudica had defeated the Romans?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Nursing by numbers: how Florence Nightingale campaigned for better conditions. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The not-so Great Escape. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Anne's reputation: why isn't she more fondly remembered?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Eleanor of Aquitaine: the medieval queen who took on Europe’s most powerful men. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How to write a historical novel and get it published: 9 tips from bestselling authors Alison Weir, Hilary Mantel and more

Smiling Victorians: why it's a myth that our ancestors didn't smile for pictures. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why did Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear?

The palace of Versailles: Sun King Louis XIV's ultimate power play

How has dating changed over time? A brief history of courtship

The war that America could never win? Opposition, dissent and the Vietnam War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The WW2 battle of Okinawa: the bloodiest assault of the Pacific War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Has history been unfair to Charles I?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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