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A panel of expert historians discuss how history can help make sense of current events in Afghanistan. (Image by Getty Images)
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Afghanistan: a history of instability . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Plagues of our past . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Women protest in London following the death of Sarah Everard, 2021
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Walking a dangerous road: women’s safety on the streets

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Anna Whitelock's Talking Points Foundational stories . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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From transfusions of lambs’ blood to tooth replacements, Paul Craddock chronicles the strange history of transplant surgery
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Transplant surgery: an eye-opening history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vanguard-class submarine HMS Vigilant, the top above water
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Britain’s nuclear deterrent: a brief history

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Bettany Hughes “We were trying to find stories that tell us about resilience – history as a kind of therapy” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Historian Alex Von Tunzelmann. (Photographed by Fran Monks for BBC History Magazine)
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Alex Von Tunzelmann “Debates about statues are often posed in simplistic primary colours” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A plane crashes into the South Tower of the World Trade Center
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9/11: Twenty years on

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A panel of experts discuss the big issues facing history education in 2021
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Decolonisation to Covid-19: history education today  . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Public historians Helen Carr and Suzannah Lipscomb explore how we should make sense of studying the past in 2021
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History in 2021, with Helen Carr and Suzannah Lipscomb . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Anna Whitelock's Talking Points Plot twists . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Michael Wood on history festivals “The communal retelling of history is magical. Just ask the kids!” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A panel of experts tackle the big questions surrounding period drama in the 21st century and ask: what’s next? (Images by Getty, Channel 5 and Alamy)
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What’s next for period drama?  . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Fatima Manji talks about objects and landmarks that are often obscured by the traditional stories told in many heritage sites. (Photographed by Sophie Davidson)
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The history hidden in British heritage sites . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.