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Machu Picchu History, Rediscovery & Downfall

Historian Caroline Dodds Pennock (Photo by Ellie Grace)
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Caroline Dodds Pennock “Indigenous Americans were horrified by inequalities in European society”

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

British soldiers lie on the floor an gumpoint during the Falklands War, guarded by Argentine soldiers
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The Falklands War 40 years on: why did it happen?

Ancient Moai of Ahu Tongariki on Easter Island
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The magnificent moai – facts about the statues of Rapa Nui

Moai statues at Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui’s largest ceremonial structure
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What happened to the people of Rapa Nui?

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The Demerara slave uprising 

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Berbice: a slave rebellion that nearly succeeded

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What can the Aztecs tell us about themselves? The secrets of their ‘indigenous annals’

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Medieval

New take on Aztec history revealed as winner of the 2020 Cundill History Prize

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20th Century

Was the Queen opposed to the Falklands War?

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The Falklands War in the air

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Aztecs in their own words

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