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1920s
Articles about the history of the 1920s – on culture, entertainment, gangsters, prohibition and more
20th Century
Quiz
How well do you know the silent movie era?
Ancient Egypt
Your guide to Tutankhamun, plus 8 fascinating facts
20th Century
Flappers, sanitary pads and public drinking: was the 1920s a time of increased liberation for women?
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General Modern
Virginia Woolf: a brief guide to the writer’s life
20th Century
The mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie
General Modern
8 historical events that happened in July
20th Century
The young Elizabeth II: life before she was Queen
General History
From the handshake to the high-five: a brief history of gestures
20th Century
How the ‘Roaring Twenties’ myth obscures the making of modern Britain
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20th Century
“A great social experiment”: a brief guide to prohibition
First World War
1921: the year when football banned women
General History
13 weird historical facts
20th Century
1922 in pictures: nationalists, navies, mountains and modernism
20th Century
Q&A: When were the first film trailers shown?
Tudor
Historical fiction and a US murder scandal
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