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The Entebbe raid

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BBC World Histories reader survey

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Africa’s contested past

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Second World War

Creating the SAS

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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Medieval

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

Barry Cunliffe and David Abulafia
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Living with the oceans

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My favourite place: Marrakech, Morocco

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Ancient Egypt

Has the world been blinded by Nefertiti’s beauty?

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20th Century

My favourite place: Marrakech, Morocco

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A view over Yaoundé, Cameroon
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My favourite place: Yaoundé, Cameroon

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Tudor

The Library Black faces of Tudor England

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Black Tudors

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Black Tudors: 60 seconds with Miranda Kaufmann