20th Century

Charles (Josh O'Connor) and Diana (Emma Corrin) in 'The Crown', left; and the real royal couple dancing in Sydney

Netflix’s The Crown: the real history behind the royal drama

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Douglas Mawson: a tale of tragedy and survival in the Antarctic

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Why Bond and the Beatles ruled the sixties . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Thousands gathered in Portugal in October 1917 to witness the Miracle of the Sun.

Miracle of the Sun Why thousands gathered in 1917 to witness a solar vision

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The Congo-Océan railroad’s deadly history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 1 Raising the wreck . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Russian men called up to fight attend a ceremony to mark their departure

Russia-Ukraine conflict How the latest developments echo the Second World War

Photo of the Jarrow March

The Jarrow march The lasting legacy of the 1936 protest

The election of Giorgia Meloni as Italy’s first female prime minister

The rise of Giorgia Meloni “It makes plain the strange way a dictator has retained a positive image in many sectors of Italian society”

Sara Forbes Bonetta (seated besides her husband James Davies was brought to England in the late 1840s by a Navy captain. Presented to Queen Victoria, she impressed the monarch so much that Victoria became her godmother

Black History Month What is it, historians on its relevance, plus 7 articles you should read

Scene of the 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' at the Disney World in Orlando, Florida, 1971

Why we should remember... The day Walt Disney World Resort in Florida welcomed its first guests

A missionary preaches to the Native Americans of Massachusetts, c1650. By now, colonists were imposing their values on the indigenous population, encouraging them to dress like the English – and worship the English God. (Photo by Ian Tyas/Keystone/Getty Images)

Britain's nuclear fears How has the UK prepared for Armageddon?

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The USSR showcases its military might at the 1961 annual May Day parade in Red Square, Moscow. (Photo by Sovfoto/UIG via Getty Images)

Nuclear fall-out: how the USA & USSR became bitter enemies

Mussolini salutes in front of the statue of the Roman emperor Nerva, in the 1930s

How Italian dictator Benito Mussolini became the first face of fascism