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20th Century

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Rebellion and terrorism

A bus makes its way down Fleet Street towards Ludgate Hill Circus and St Paul's Cathedral, London, c1888. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
General Modern

A history of the high street

American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) who wrote under the pseudonym of Mark Twain, standing outside on a porch. (Photo by Time Life Pictures/Mansell/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
20th Century

Mark Twain: America’s historical conscience?

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A 'poster parade' of Ealing suffragettes advertising a meeting to be held on Ealing Common, 1 June 1912. (Photo by Museum of London/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
20th Century

Where history happened: the fight for women’s suffrage

Mohandas Ghandi, 'the father of the nation', enjoys a laugh with his two granddaughters. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)
20th Century

Dandy Gandhi to naked Fakir: the Indian leader’s revolutionary dress code

Second World War

My history hero: Philip Pembroke Stephens (1903–37)

Which woman has had the biggest impact on world history?
100 women

100 Women Who Changed the World: the results

Rachel Heyhoe Flint. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
100 women

100 women: Sport

Grace Hopper. (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)
100 women

100 women: Science & Technology

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Rosa Parks. (Photo by Don Cravens/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)
100 women

100 women: Politics, Revolutionaries & Activists

Jane Austen. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
100 women

100 women: Media & Culture

Margaret Thatcher. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)
100 women

100 women: Leaders & Royalty

PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 29:  Indian writer Amrita Pritam poses during portrait session held on March 29, 1983 in Paris, France. (Photo by Ulf Andersen/Getty Images)
100 women

100 women: Literature

Boudicca. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
100 women

100 women: Military

(Original Caption) 4/8/1931-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Amelia Earhart in the cockpit of her autogiro after setting a new altitude record for women in planes of this type. She failed, however, to break Elinor Smith's record of 27,418 feet in a non-windmill type plane.
100 women

100 women: Exploration & Adventure

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