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First World War

10 facts you (probably) didn't know about the First World War

When women flew Spitfires. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Mirror & The Light book review: Hilary Mantel's epic finale "lives up to the hype". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Edward IV: champion of the Wars of the Roses

The (not so) stinky Middle Ages: why medieval people were cleaner than we think

General History

A brief history of human filth: how did people try to keep clean in the past?

5 smells that made Georgian England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hidden Figures: the incredible real history behind the film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Simon Jenkins: "Wales needs to get over England and be Wales again". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The rise of the cat burglar. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Andrew Ziminski"The stonework at Stonehenge is a Gordian knot of mind-bogglingness". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History heroEmma Barnett chooses Sylvia Pankhurst (1882–1960). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Operation Hannibal 1945: the Germany evacuation that dwarfed the 'miracle of Dunkirk'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Burglary: a modern history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Second World War

Holocaust denial on trial: the story of Irving v Lipstadt

History heroMichael Heseltine chooses Harold Macmillan (1894–1986). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Fashion history: dressing to impress in the 17th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Charlemagne: creating the myth. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Europe's holy war: how the Reformation convulsed a continent

The day Thomas Blood stole the Crown Jewels. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History heroMartha Lane Fox chooses Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000)

Frozen: Britain's Little Ice Age

What would you have done? 6 terrible choices people had to make during the Second World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

To kidnap a king: the foiled plot to abduct Edward VI. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Blood brothers: Richard III's battle with his siblings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Retaining the royals: why has the British monarchy survived – and thrived?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The vilification of Wallis Simpson: how Edward VIII's mistress was savaged by society. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General ancient history

A brief history of Iran

David Bowie's life in pictures

The Vampyre stirs: 200 years of vampire entertainment. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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