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The First Thanksgiving in 1621, after a painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme; screen print, 1932. (Photo by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images)

7 facts you might not know about the history of Thanksgiving

Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and her fiance, Philip Mountbatten at Buckingham Palace, after their engagement was announced, 10th July 1947. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Prince Philip: a life of duty and devotion

Illustration by Davide Bonazzi

The big question: should museums return their treasures?

Rotten boroughs cartoon

9 general election curiosities through history

Simon the cat

10 top cats in history

Elizabeth II

12 surprising facts about Queen Elizabeth II

1st May 1975: Three documents, for and against, published for the referendum on the Common Market

Britain decides: the first European referendum

Photo of a gramophone

Q&A Who do we say 'put a sock in it'?

Extinction Rebellion take over Trafalgar Square, London, in protest on 16 October 2019. (Photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

From William Wordsworth to Extinction Rebellion: a history of Britain’s green activists

Peter Mayhew, Harrison Ford, Alec Guinness and Mark Hamill, on-set of the film Star Wars

Star Wars: why did the film make history?

2019 Finalists - Group shot, outward

Three finalists revealed for international history writing prize

Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace: a visionary of computing

Princess Margaret attends the premiere of Captain Horatio Hornblower, Leicester Square, 1951. (Photo by Ron Burton/Keystone/Getty Images)

The Queen’s “rebel sister”: 8 facts about Princess Margaret

Queen Elizabeth II

The differences between UK and US governments: a brief guide

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818-1883) (Photo by Getty Images)

Orlando Figes on the transformation of Europe