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Notre-Dame fire"It's extraordinary what has survived"

Why are they called Tories?A brief history of the Conservative Party. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Treaty of Paris 1783: how to negotiate an exit. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why we should rememberThe launch of the swimsuit that scandalised the world

A brief history of strike action. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The life and death of Elvis Presley

The battle of Little Bighorn: what happened at 'Custer's last stand'?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Britain's golden jubilees: from George III to Elizabeth II. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jean Thurel: the oldest soldier in history?

The historians’ view: what are the real issues in the US gun control debate?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

9 places where British astronomy flourished. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Peter Caddick-Adams on the laws of war“Russian politicians and military figures behind the awful events unfolding in Ukraine will, one day, be brought to justice”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Genocide: what can we learn from history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Poland and Ukraine’s shared history: how dreams of nationhood endure. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

10 April Fools pranks through history that went wrong. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Oxford v Cambridge: A history of the boat race

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”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Q&AWhen did women start wearing trousers?

“We missed a precious window”: why did America and Russia squander an opportunity for peace in the 1990s?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peter Caddick-Adams on the Russia-Ukraine war“The language, tactics, and weapons hark back to the 1940s”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWhat is a Molotov cocktail?

20 inspirational quotes from women through history

9 history podcast episodes that chart Russia and Ukraine's changing interactions with the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Neil MacGregor"We decide for ourselves who we think we are – and museums are central to that". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Louis Wain: the cat-loving artist who forever changed the way that we see our feline friends. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General History

A brief history of curling – from medieval Scotland to the Winter Olympics

Valentine's celebrations in historyFrom fertility festivals to the first cards

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