Africa

The Sultanahmet district in Istanbul, Turkey, which is classified as World Heritage by UNESCO. (Photo by DOZIER Marc via Getty Images)

General ancient history

A new civilisation rises

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Turkish artillery of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. (Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

6 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Ottoman Empire

Barry Cunliffe and David Abulafia

Living with the oceans

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My favourite place: Marrakech, Morocco

Nefertiti

Has the world been blinded by Nefertiti’s beauty?

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Marrakech's medina

My favourite place: Marrakech, Morocco

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A view over Yaoundé, Cameroon

My favourite place: Yaoundé, Cameroon

John Blanke. (Illustration: Rose Wilkinson for BBC History Magazine)

The Library Black faces of Tudor England

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Black Tudors

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Black Tudors: 60 seconds with Miranda Kaufmann

El Alamein battle in the Libyan desert, c1942. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Second World War

The Library El Alamein: the line in the sand

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A member of a Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) patrol

Second World War

Desert raiders: the Long Range Desert Group in the Second World War

Two Hitler Youth who have surrendered to Allied Forces, Germany, 1945. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

First World War

Innocence under fire

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The big question: Is Africa a prisoner of its past?