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Afua Hirsh with her ‘Enslaved’ co-presenters Simcha Jacobovici and Samuel L Jackson

General Modern

Afua Hirsch on tracing the story of the transatlantic slave trade

The ‘Pilgrims’ stride onto American soil in 1620 after crossing the Atlantic on the Mayflower, as shown in a 20th-century painting. The colony that they established was – initially, at least – a genuinely enlightened place, writes James Evans. (Photo by Harold M. Lambert/Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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Myth of the Mayflower: the voyage that made America?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Young girl putting garland around Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. (Photo by Dinodia Photos/Getty Images)

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History heroFergal Keane chooses Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson at her home in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Alamy)

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Isabel Wilkerson: “Caste is like the wind. You may not be able to see it, but it’s a quietly destructive force”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Covid-19 saw the UK’s universities, such as the University of Glasgow (above), cancel in-person teaching. The logistics of teaching and studying during the pandemic are proving complex. (Photo by Dreamstime)

21st Century

How Covid-19 is forcing universities to change

If you’re interested in learning about history at home, there are plenty of short courses available online on a variety of topics. (Photo by Getty Images)

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How to become a history student at home. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hiring more black academics “to teach all sorts of histories” is key to instigating real change in university history education, lecturer Charlotte Lydia Riley argues. (Photo by Shutterstock)

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How can we improve diversity within history education?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vivid experiences: a self-portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi, the Italian Baroque artist whose brilliant renderings of biblical and classical scenes earned her commissions from some of the most powerful figures in 17th century Europe. (Photo by Araldo de Luca/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Artemisia Gentileschi: how pain powered the great 17th-century artist. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Empire builder Maharajah Ranjit Singh sits astride a horse as an attendant holds a parasol over him. Singh is historically credited with growing his ancestral warrior-clan, the Sukerchakia misl, into a grand imperial dynasty. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

Victorian

A Sikh tragedy: the Indian kingdom that fell foul of the British empire

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The African who transformed Anglo-Saxon England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A reconstruction of an extract from the Book of the Dead depicting an embalming scene. (Photo by De Agostini Picture Library via Getty Images)

Ancient Egypt

Guidebook to the Ancient Egyptian afterlife

A Fool Rebuked by God, 14th-century psalter. (Photo by Heritage Arts/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

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Medieval marginalia: exploring 'doodles' from the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roman

The bloody rise of Augustus

Winston Churchill pictured in July 1964, a few months before his 90th birthday – a milestone that he marked with tears. The prime minister would cry at everything from suffering pets and march-pasts to dying friends and poetry recitals. (Picture by PA Images)

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Churchill: the ‘cry-baby’ war hero. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ada Blackjack: how the 'female Robinson Crusoe' escaped death in the Arctic. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Krystyna Skarbeck, also called Christine Granville

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History heroMichael Morpurgo chooses Krystyna Skarbek (1908–1952). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting of the Tudor succession

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The truth about the Tudors: what 5 kings and queens were really like behind closed doors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

London burns behind Tower Bridge on 7 September 1940

Second World War

Days of destiny: 5 key dates in the Battle of Britain

History graduate Steve Humphries' 1998 film exploring the stories of women who worked in Magdalene laundries

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How my history degree led to my dream job. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor playing Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII in the 1963 film, Cleopatra. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

General Modern

7 of the most memorable couples in history

Empress Matilda

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Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I: a queen in a king’s world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

AFS firemen tackle a blitz fire amidst the rubble surrounding St Paul's Cathedral, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Second World War

Your guide to the Blitz, plus 9 places affected by the bombings

Evening Light on Hadrian's Wall

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The Romans in Britain: exploitation or innovation?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Henry Fitzroy

Tudor

Henry Fitzroy: how Henry VIII’s “bastard son” rocked the Tudor court

A portrait of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler

Second World War

Why did WW2 happen?

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How potatoes conquered the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mary Seacole as seen in a contemporary photo. Although she became famous for her nursing work in the Crimean War, her story subsequently became largely forgotten. (Photo by Alamy)

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History heroBernardine Evaristo chooses Mary Seacole (1805–1881). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Afua Hirsch in Kenya. (Photo by Clear Story/BBC)

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Afua Hirsch: "The prejudice still surrounding Africa is absolutely rooted in a racist past". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference. (Photo by Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Donald Trump: a president without precedent?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mary Toft, perpetrator of the 1726 hoax – in which she appeared to give birth to rabbits

Georgian

The woman who gave birth to rabbits? How Mary Toft's hoax captured Georgian society

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