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General Modern

6th August 1965: A scene from 'Mission to the Unknown', an episode of the popular British television sci-fi series 'Doctor Who', shows a meeting in the Dalek city on Kembel, 6th August 1965. Representatives of the seven galaxies meet and approve the Daleks' plan to conquer Earth.(Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
20th Century

Doctor Who through the ages

Pumpkins carved into jack o'laterns with candles inside
General Modern

Quiz Which historic figure should you choose for your Halloween costume?

Gulielma Lister became the world's leading expert on slime moulds (Illustration by Rachel Dickins)
General Modern

Gulielma Lister: the female botanist who became the queen of slime moulds

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Dick Whittington, the Loch Ness Monster and a talking mongoose: 8 mythical figures of British history

Illustration of the Red Dragon of China
General Modern

Has China always been the world’s greatest superpower?

Tyler Stovall speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about his Cundill History Prize-shortlisted book 'White Freedom'.
General Modern

Liberty and racism: an interconnected history

Ada Lovelace
General Modern

Ada Lovelace: a visionary of computing

Tony Robinson as Private Baldrick and Rowan Atkinson as Captain Blackadder
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Q&A Was there a real Blackadder?

Adolf Hitler stands with his back to a statue of Discobolos, the Discus Thrower
General Modern

The classics and racial hatred: how the far right hijacked the ancient world

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Montage of three talented teenagers. From left to right: Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great, musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and chess player Judit Polgár
General Modern

The flush of youth: nine talented teenagers from history

Neil Oliver discusses his new book, which takes us on a whistle-stop tour of global history. (Image by Getty Images)
General Modern

World history in 100 moments

Two Hitler Youth who have surrendered to Allied Forces, Germany, 1945. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
First World War

Innocence under fire: how children were used in warfare of the past

Allied convoy PQ 17 is attacked by a German torpedo aircraft on its way across the Arctic Ocean, c1942. (Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Second World War

“The worst journey in the world”: the Arctic convoys of the Second World War

Illustration depicting the migration of people across the world
General Modern

How has migration changed the world?

Brazilian peacekeepers under UN command in Haiti during general election 2006
20th Century

When should countries intervene in others’ affairs?

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