21st Century

Kristen Stewart as Diana, Princess of Wales

“It doesn’t fall into the trap of making Diana a saint”: a historian’s review of Spencer

Black and white image of several African men pushing two French missionaries in a sort of chair with wheels.

Think piece Why history must take a stance

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Greg Jenner talks about his latest book, Ask A Historian, which tackles 50 burning questions that people have about the past. (Image by Fran Monks for BBC History Magazine)

What would you ask a historian? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Michael Wood on Afghanistan “A new world is emerging, reviving older connections” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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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)

Afghanistan: a history of instability . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Kyle Harper WL

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

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

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

Britain’s nuclear deterrent: a brief history

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Historian Bettany Hughes in front of the Rock of Gibraltar

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)

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

9/11: Twenty years on

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A panel of experts discuss the big issues facing history education in 2021

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

History in 2021, with Helen Carr and Suzannah Lipscomb . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.