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General History

A history of medicine 14 surprising facts

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War without end: conflict in Afghanistan, from the Cold War Soviet invasion to the Taliban

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Anti-Chinese prejudice: from gold rushes to exclusion laws . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Clash of cultures: how interpreters bridged the gap between Britain and China . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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50 important historical events: from Sutton Hoo to Rosa Parks

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How to repel a Mongol invasion: the success of Egypt’s Mamluk empire

Police disperse a mob attacking a Hindu temple in Calcutta (now Kolkata) during the violence of Direct Action Day, 1946

Why we should remember… Direct Action Day

A refugee family in a camp in Pakistan after the partition of British India in 1947

Enduring trauma: the legacy of partition

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The partition of India: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Dien Bien Phu: the battle that split Vietnam

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The first Vietnam War . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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First World War

Kavita Puri "Many south Asian diasporic families don’t know of their First World War links"

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15 minutes of fame Rana Mitter chooses Tsiang Tingfu

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Tsiang Ting-fu Chinese historian and diplomat . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Second World War

WW2 timeline: 20 important dates and milestones you need to know