Painting of a European marketplace

Europe

Bridal accessories, including lace gloves and pearls (Alchemia | Dreamstime.com)

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Mount Orgueil – or Gorey Castle in Jersey, Channel Islands

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Illustration showing woman receiving a caesarean section

General History

Q&AWhat are the origins of the caesarean section?

Sarah Smith and Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Saint Michael and the DragonSaint Michael and the Dragon

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Second World War allies Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin (left to right) at the Yalta Conference in February 1945. East and west would soon become bitter rivals, however

20th Century

The Cold War: 9 key questions

George C Marshall, architect of the Marshall Plan, which pledged billions of dollars to help rebuild war-torn Europe

Cold War

What was the Marshall Plan?

President Truman, seen here in 1948

Cold War

What was the Truman Doctrine?

Painting of the Battle of Blenheim

Stuart

The battle of Blenheim: how did the Duke of Marlborough triumph on the Danube?

Youths throw stones at the Royal Ulster Constabulary in the Catholic Bogside area

20th Century

Why we should remember…The battle of the Bogside

Composer and conductor Igor Stravinsky rehearses with the BBC Symphony Orchestra ahead of a concert to be broadcast on the Third Programme, 1958

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England's Daley Thompson during the high jump event of the decathlon at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Emonton, Canada

20th Century

A brief history of the Commonwealth Games

The presenters of the recently launched BBC Radio 1 assemble for a group photo outside Broadcasting House, 1967. (Photo by Robert Stiggins/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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The Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, on display at the British Museum

Ancient Greece

The Elgin Marbles: what are they and where are they located?

David Attenborough with mountain gorillas in Rwanda, in a famous scene from 1979’s Life on Earth

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A portrait of Moses Roper, the first African-American fugitive from slavery to make a home in Britain

Victorian

Moses Roper: the story of an American fugitive from slavery in Britain

A composite image of Elizabeth I, Mary I and Elizabeth of York

Tudor

How Elizabeth of York paved the way for her granddaughters to rule

Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, 15 April 2019. Yet despite the devastation, the fire is “not the worst chapter in its 850-year history”, argues Dr Emily Guerry. (Patrick Anidjar/AFP/Getty Images)

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Notre-Dame fire"It's extraordinary what has survived"

Notre-Dame cathedral, which dates back to 1163. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

Medieval

Notre-Dame10 facts about Paris's famous cathedral

Count von Stauffenberg

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A black-and-white photograph of men walking down a road lined with shops. They are armed with guns

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Woman wearing a bikini

20th Century

Why we should rememberThe launch of the swimsuit that scandalised the world

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, with his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg, riding in an open carriage at Sarajevo shortly before their assassination on 28 June 1914

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Austrian crown prince Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie

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Marguerite de Navarre

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Diane de Poitiers. As the mistress of Henry II of France, she had incredible and indescribable influence over the French king.

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