Australasia

A still from the 2017 film Viceroy's House

Raj nostalgia: reconsidering the stories through which we view empire

Fremantle's High Street, with 19th-century buildings.

My favourite place: Western Australia

Australian troops head for Gallipoli in 1915

First World War

The myths of the battle of Gallipoli

Fremantle's High Street, with 19th-century buildings.

My favourite place: Western Australia

From The Library

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

From The Library

A Red Cross worker in the United States wears a mask to stop the spread of Spanish Flu

Spanish flu: the virus that changed the world

Stretcher bearers at Passchendaele, August 1917. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

First World War

The forgotten triumphs of Passchendaele

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From bats and brawls to new links between colonies: the origins of Australian cricket

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First World War

Sam’s historical recipe corner: Anzac biscuits

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In pictures: Indigenous Australia

A painting in the cave of Altamira, Spain

General prehistory

The rise of Homo sapiens

From The Library

Tasmanian aborigines and the historic importance of the River Nile

Illustration by Jonty Clark.

Ye Olde Travel Guide: Ballarat 1854

From The Library

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First ever kangaroo and dingo paintings to remain in UK