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    Historian Carol Dyhouse talks about how women's lives, dreams and loves have transformed in the decades since 1950, from the advent of the pill to the impact of second-wave feminism. (Image by Alamy)
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    Sex, romance and rights: women’s lives since 1950

    Adolf Hitler. (Photo by Heinrich Hoffmann/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
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    Your guide to Adolf Hitler: key facts about the Nazi dictator

    Juliet Nicolson reveals how the frozen winter of 1962 helped change Britain for good. (Image by Getty Images)
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    1962: London’s big freeze 

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    Mark Glancy reveals how Cary Grant made the journey from working-class Bristol lad to the most celebrated actor in Hollywood. (Image by Getty Images)
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    Cary Grant: from humble beginnings to Hollywood icon

    Jeremy Crang investigates reports on British morale made during the Second World War and considers what they can tell us about the ‘Blitz spirit’. (Image by Getty Images)
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    Blitz spirit or broken morale?

    World leaders (l-r) Georges Clemenceau, Woodrow Wilson and Lloyd George after signing the treaty of Versailles at the end of the First World War. (Photo by Hulton-Deutsch/Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis via Getty Images)
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    How well do you know Year 9 history?

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    The Sutton Hoo excavations are the focus of a new film, 'The Dig'. Carey Mulligan stars as Edith Pretty, and Ralph Fiennes portrays Basil Brown
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    The Dig: the real history of the remarkable Sutton Hoo excavation

    Adolf Hitler photographed with British politician Henry Vane-Tempest Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry (left) and Joachim von Ribbentrop (right), minister of foreign affairs of Nazi Germany from 1938 to 1945. (Photo litzy ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
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    Making friends with Hitler: Britain’s pre-war admiration for the Nazi dictator

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    A brief guide to the history of the NHS

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    Susan Cohen discusses the highs and lows of the NHS, from its creation in 1948 to the challenges it faces today. (Image by Getty Images)
    20th Century

    The NHS: a brief history

    Paul Betts explores how postwar regeneration after 1945 was inspired by the contested concept of civilisation. (Image by Getty Images)
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    Rebuilding Europe after WW2

    Helen Czerski explores the impact of oceans on human history, from providing food to connecting trade routes. (Images by Getty Images)
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    How oceans shaped human civilisation

    Rosie Whitehouse tells the story of a group of Holocaust survivors who sailed to Palestine in 1946, in defiance of the Royal Navy. (Image by Getty Images)
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    Searching for freedom after the Holocaust

    RuPaul – who produces and presents the reality TV show bearing his name – performs during a Gay Rights March in Washington, DC, April 1993. Over 500,000 LGBTQ+ activists and allies participated in a gathering organised to end discrimination. (Photo by Porter Gifford/Liaison)
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    From Fanny and Stella to Ru Paul’s Drag Race: a short history of drag

    Gareth Williams explores previous efforts to combat lethal diseases, from smallpox to polio. (Image by Getty Images)
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    The race for vaccines: lessons from history

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