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Polish coat of arms on red background

Poland and Ukraine’s shared history: how dreams of nationhood endure

Picture of a court jester

10 April Fools pranks through history that went wrong

The Oxford boat on the Thames during first ever Boat Race between between the Oxford and Cambridge university boat clubs, 1829.

Oxford v Cambridge: A history of the boat race

Peter Caddick-Adams

Peter Caddick-Adams on the history of neutrality “As many nations found to their cost in the 20th century, declaring neutrality and it being respected are two different matters”

A young woman sat in front of a mirror applies lipstick, 1967

The price of beauty: the dangerous cosmetics used until the 20th century

Bridgerton. (L to R) Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury, Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma in episode 201 of Bridgerton.

The best historical TV shows and movies to stream in 2022

The 30th Annual Academy Awards, Los Angeles, 1958. (Ralph Crane/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

13 remarkable moments in the history of the Oscars

Picture of a 19th-century bloomer costume

Q&A When did women start wearing trousers?

President Bill Clinton laughs at Boris Yeltsin's joke during a joint news conference in Hyde Park, New York, October 1995

“We missed a precious window”: why did America and Russia squander an opportunity for peace in the 1990s?

Peter Caddick-Adams

Peter Caddick-Adams on the Russia-Ukraine war “The language, tactics, and weapons hark back to the 1940s”

Molotov cocktails, Ukraine

Q&A What is a Molotov cocktail?

Amelia Earhart, Princess Diana, Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks and Marie Curie. (Photo by Getty Images)

20 inspirational quotes from women through history

Mary Sarotte reveals how US and Russian leaders squandered the opportunity to forge a lasting partnership at the dawn of the 1990s. (Image by Getty Images)

9 history podcast episodes that chart Russia and Ukraine’s changing interactions with the world

Neil MacGregor is a broadcaster, author and former director of the British Museum

Neil MacGregor "We decide for ourselves who we think we are – and museums are central to that"

Louis Wain, c1900, with one of his pet cats. Photo by Ernest H. Mills/Getty Images)

Louis Wain: the cat-loving artist who forever changed the way that we see our feline friends