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A copper engraving of Margaret Pole's execution
General History

Are these the worst botched executions in history?

Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Donald Trump
General Modern

From Lincoln to Trump: a brief history of the US Republican Party

American athlete Jesse Owens and German long-jumper Carl Ludwig 'Luz' Long.
20th Century

5 acts of kindness that changed history

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General History

Sex and the (Vatican) City: a brief history of clerical celibacy

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General ancient history

A brief history of Iran

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General Modern

The big question Should museums return their treasures?

The Monteagle letter, which shares a warning about the Gunpowder Plot. (National Archives)
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In their own words: 6 of history’s most fascinating letters

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“A history podcast for people who don’t like history”: Greg Jenner on his new podcast You’re Dead To Me

Tyburn, just north of Marble Arch, served as the capital's hanging spot for centuries. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)
General History

An A-Z guide to the history of executions

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General History

Q&A What did a lady-in-waiting actually do?

One of the earliest and most famous examples of extremism comes from ancient Rome. Starting in 264 BC and continuing for more than a century, Rome engaged in a series of wars with neighbouring Carthage. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Roman

A brief history of extremism – from ancient Rome to al Qaeda

Chatsworth House, where Elizabeth I ordered for Mary, Queen of Scots to be imprisoned after she abdicated and fled from Scotland to England in 1567. (Photo by Chatsworth House Trust)
Tudor

Britain’s 7 most amazing stately homes

An illustration of the battle of Agincourt. By attacking over unsuitable ground, Charles d’Albret “doomed his army”, says Rupert Matthews. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Medieval

The top 10 military blunders in history

King Ludwig II of Bavaria. (Photo by Roger Viollet/Getty Images)
Georgian

9 eccentric monarchs through history

Between 1613 and 1754, a legal loophole meant that on-the-spot marriages could be carried out in an area surrounding the Fleet Debtors’ Prison known as the ‘Liberties of the Fleet’. (Photo by Getty Images)
General History

10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the history of London

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