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The glamour & danger of Cairo’s 1920s nightlife scene. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

England's World Cup-winning captain, Bobby Moore (1941–93) kisses the Jules Rimet World Cup trophy after England's 4-2 win over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London. Also pictured are Moore's team-mates George Cohen, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

20th CenturygalleryIn pictures: when England won the football World Cup

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Healthcare before the NHS. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tobruk: 8 facts about the WW2 confrontation in North Africa

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The Cold War battle for Berlin. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The history and mystery of UFOs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The trials of Ethel Rosenberg. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Kurdish fighters in north-west Iran, 1918

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Socialite, countess, WW2 spy: Aline Griffith. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Fred Perry in action in the Wimbledon final in 1936. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Murder: a legal history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HMT Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks

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Bound for Britain: your guide to the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush

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The untold story of India’s WW2 prisoners of war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The merits of meritocracy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Women secret agents in Nazi-occupied France. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A man digs a grave in Sarajevo for victims of the war in Bosnia, 1992

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Yugoslavia: why shared Slavic identity couldn’t save an idealised nation from fracture and bloodshed. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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"Make love not midnight snacks": a social history of slimming clubs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Censorship, contradiction & controversy: a decade in the life of DH Lawrence. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Who was Britain’s greatest prime minister? Episode 9: Secrets of being a successful leader. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Women reporters of WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Eric Liddell winning the 400-metre final at the 1924 Olympic Games

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History heroDan Walker chooses Eric Liddell (1902–45). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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UFO history10 top sightings and a timeline

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Who was Britain’s greatest prime minister? Episode 8: Margaret Thatcher. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Britain’s secret Jewish commandos. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Prisoners exercise and play sport in the courtyard of the Fleet Prison, circa 1872

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Timeline: a history of prisons in Britain

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Fern RiddellSex: Lessons from History. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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QuizHow well do you know your warships?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tulsa race massacre: A man surveys the wreckage of homes in the Oklahoma city of Tulsa, June 1921. Two days of racist violence and destruction left what had been one of the United States’ wealthiest black communities in ruins

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The 1921 Tulsa race massacre: the worst single incident of racial violence in US history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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