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When football became a weapon of the Cold War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A crowded pebble beach on a sunny day, with many people sitting or lying on deck chairs and towels. The scene is warm-toned with an orange-yellow overlay, and a stylised sun graphic appears in the top left corner.

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Riots, whiffy kippers and taps running dry: the inside story of the 1976 heatwave. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Emma Goldman: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A large black‑and‑white mural of Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica” hangs on a gallery wall. The cubist painting shows a chaotic scene of human and animal figures in anguish — including a bull, a screaming horse, and a grieving mother holding a dead child — all rendered in fractured, overlapping shapes that convey the horror of war.

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"An ocean of pain and death": the horrific episode that inspired Picasso's Guernica. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Stealing the V2 rocket: Britain’s secret WW2 intelligence coup. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer stands at a lectern outside the black front door of 10 Downing Street, addressing assembled journalists and television cameras after announcing his resignation in June 2026.

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Prime ministersFive of the greatest downfalls of the past 100 years. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A composite image of several soccer players in action set against a packed stadium. An American flag motif blends into the background crowd. The players wear different uniforms—including white with purple accents, white with red‑and‑blue stripes with the number 12, and blue with the number 21—suggesting multiple teams or matches. The overall effect celebrates soccer in the United States.

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Football's final frontier: America's tangled relationship with soccer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The woman who invented Marilyn Monroe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919), the Scottish-American industrialist who built a steel empire in the late 19th century, speaks with colleagues in this photograph. Renowned for both his business success and later philanthropy, Carnegie championed education, libraries, and scientific advancement as part of his belief in the philanthropy. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Meet the tiny titan who was (briefly) the richest man alive

A black‑and‑white photograph of early LGBTQ+ activists standing on a city street in front of a large banner reading “GAY PRIDE” with a white triangle symbol beneath it. Several people face the camera, some holding newspapers or pamphlets. One person holds a sign that says “MARY WHITEHOUSE? HANDS OFF GAY NEWS BUY ONE TODAY.” Tall buildings line the street behind them.

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This sex poem sparked outrage in 1970s Britain – but who triumphed in the courtroom?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What if the Soviets had beaten the Americans to the moon? An alternate space race history

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Masters of disinformation: how British spies played dirty in the Cold War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why did Hitler believe D-Day was a trick?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Three people are positioned in front of a large American flag. The central figure, shown in colour, wears a suit, glasses, and a patterned tie, resting a hand near the chin. Two grayscale figures stand behind on either side, both dressed formally.

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From Churchill’s great rival to Peter Mandelson: a history of British ambassadors to the US. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A blue-tinted black-and-white portrait shows a woman with short, curled blonde hair holding a cigarette and gazing slightly to the side.

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The life of self-made Marilyn Monroe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Marilyn Monroe at 100: why the blonde bombshell was so much more than a sex symbol. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait photograph of Grigori Rasputin with long hair and beard, staring intensely toward the camera while casting a shadow on the wall behind him.

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A peasant with an axe haunted her dreams. Then Rasputin arrived

A stylised disco ball made of colourful square panels, each showing a portrait of a different musician. Radiating beams in bold patterns surround the ball.

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These 27 songs changed the world – how many have you listened to?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The man who saved D-Day: the real history behind Pressure. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Balloonists: the terrifying story of the first round-the-world balloon flight

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Spies, radicals and deportees: one hotel in wartime Paris. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Want to understand Iran today? A historian tells you what you need to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A group of miners pose outside a brick building, many in work clothes and holding lamps, standing beneath posters reading “Distress Fund – Help the Miners,” suggesting a historical appeal for support during industrial hardship.

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What did 1.7 million Britons stop doing 100 years ago?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The peacemakers of WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

ABBA perform on stage during the 1970s, with the four band members singing and playing instruments beneath a curved white backdrop. The group wear brightly coloured glam-rock outfits, including satin jumpsuits, platform boots and sequinned jackets, while performing with microphones, guitar and piano.

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When was the first Eurovision and who won? Plus 9 facts on the history of the song contest

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The secret plot to end Scottish independence. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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How did communism conquer China?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The death of Adolf Hitler. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Second World War

After two world wars, monarchies across the world collapsed. Why did Britain's survive?

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David Attenborough and the evolution of nature documentaries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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