General Modern

A portrait of Benjamin Franklin. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

The Treaty of Paris 1783: how to negotiate an exit

Woman wearing a bikini

Why we should remember The launch of the swimsuit that scandalised the world

An overturned vehicle on tramlines as a blockage to traffic during the General Strike of 1926

A brief history of strike action

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The life and death of Elvis Presley

October 1876: General Nelson Miles talking with Chief Sitting Bull after the army's defeat at Little Bighorn

The battle of Little Bighorn: what happened at ‘Custer’s last stand’?

Historian Joyce Lee Malcolm

Joyce Lee Malcolm on gun ownership in America “Why is the right to be armed such an emotional one for Americans? No police force can protect everyone, or even any one, all of the time”

Guitarist David Crosby of the Byrds performs with his band in front of a large crowd at the Magic Mountain Music Festival on Mount Tamalpais, June 1967. (Image by © Henry Diltz/Corbis)

General History

From Ancient Greece to Glastonbury: a brief history of music festivals

Juneteenth celebrations, also known as Emancipation Day, in Texas, 1900

Juneteenth: what is it, historians on its relevance, and 9 articles you should read

Elizabeth is borne from Westminster Abbey in a gold coach first used for the state opening of parliament by George III in 1762. (Getty Images)

Becoming Queen: Elizabeth II’s coronation

Queen Elizabeth II, in March 2022 - the year of her platinum jubilee (Photo by Getty Images)

Britain’s golden jubilees: from George III to Elizabeth II

A painting of Jean Thurel, a French soldier whose life spanned three centuries

Jean Thurel: the oldest soldier in history?

A customer shops for a pistol at Freddie Bear Sports sporting goods store in Tinley Park, Illinois

The historians’ view: what are the real issues in the US gun control debate?

A uniformed US soldier plants American flags at gravesites on Memorial Day

Memorial Day When was the first, and who founded the US national holiday?

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, at dusk

9 places where British astronomy flourished

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Trailblazers of black British theatre . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.