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An illustration of motors and cycles in Kensington High Street, opposite Holland House, London, from the Illustrated London News, 1903. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
General Modern

Lonely hearts and holiday flings: a brief history of dating

The former Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, for whom Edward gave up the throne in 1936, sparking a crisis that rocked the British monarchy. The couple are pictured here in 1939. (Photo by Keystone-France\Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
General Modern

The 7 most romantic moments in history

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Princess Margaret attends the premiere of Captain Horatio Hornblower, Leicester Square, 1951. (Photo by Ron Burton/Keystone/Getty Images)
20th Century

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

In 1877, a major rebellion in Kyushu concentrated the opposition of conservative elements to the westernization of Japan. (Photo by Asian Art/Getty Images)
General Modern

The story of modern Japan

Alan M Turing and colleagues working on the Ferranti Mark I Computer, 1951.
Second World War

The Library Alan Turing: The man, the enigma

Princess Elizabeth 1939
20th Century

The Library The young Elizabeth II: life before she was Queen

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Code-breaking personnel at Bletchley Park, 1943. (Photo by Bletchley Park Trust/SSPL/Getty Images)
Second World War

The evolution of British code-breaking

Rosa Parks rides an integrated bus
20th Century

From Rosa Parks to Martin Luther King: the boycott that inspired the dream

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Illustration by Davide Bonazzi
20th Century

Have nuclear weapons helped to maintain global peace?

Illustration by Davide Bonazzi.
Cold War

Did the Cold War ever really end?

English journalist and broadcaster Jenni Murray at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, 2017. (Photo by Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Images)
General Modern

World-changing women

Illustration by Davide Bonazzi
General Modern

Did the Age of Exploration bring more harm than good?

History graduate Steve Humphries' 1998 film explores the stories of women who worked in Magdalene laundries such as St Mary's Training School, Dublin (pictured here in 1935–38). (Photo by BNPS)
General Modern

How my history degree led to my dream job

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The reconstructed Castle Square offers a glimpse of how Warsaw would have looked in the past. (Photo by Alamy)
General Modern

My favourite place: Warsaw, Poland

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