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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales during a visit to Tokyo parliament on May 12, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan.

The assassination attempt on King Charles III that almost worked

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D-Day: Land . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Emily Davison, photographed a few days before she was fatally injured after stepping in front of the king's horse during the Derby

Emily Davison: the suffragette who stepped in front of the king’s horse

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1924’s British Empire Exhibition: the empire’s last hurrah? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history hero Natasha Kaplinsky chooses Eglantyne Jebb . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A Soviet road trip through 1930s America . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British Army National Service recruits

National Service: here’s what you need to know about the history of Brits being conscripted into the Armed Forces

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Gertrude Ederle: the first woman to swim the English Channel

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Is The Big Cigar true? The real story of how a fake Hollywood film helped Black Panther Huey P Newton escape the FBI

Did a UFO crash as Roswell?

The Roswell incident: Did the US Government cover up an alien crash in 1947? The real history that challenges the conspiracy

Bridgerton. (L to R) Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington in episode 301 of Bridgerton. Cr. Laurence Cendrowicz/Netflix © 2024

From balls to Bridgerton: a brief history of debutantes and the social season

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A composite image showing Kent State University students protesting the Vietnam War, and pro-Democracy demonstrators marching towards Tiananmen Square in 1989

The violent history of student protest . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History Behind the Headlines: student protests down the centuries . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Swedish pop group ABBA performs during the Eurovision Song Contest

When was the first Eurovision and who won? Plus 6 facts on the history of the song contest