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Illustration by Davide Bonazzi

The big question: should museums return their treasures?

The Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, on display at the British Museum. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

8 facts about the Elgin Marbles

A portrait of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler

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Why did the Second World War happen?

Atomic bomb damage in the city of Hiroshima, 1945. The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 “razed and burnt around 70 per cent of all buildings”, according to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Was the US justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War? You debate

A customer shops for a pistol at Freddie Bear Sports sporting goods store in Tinley Park, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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

Winston Churchill gives his famous 'V for Victory' sign while addressing crowds from the balcony of City Hall in Sheffield, November 1941. Churchill's "inspirational" wartime speeches "galvanised the country and became part of our national lexicon", says historian Dr Nick Lloyd. (Photo by Capt. Horton/ Imperial War Museums via Getty Images)

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Debate: Is British history too fixated with the story of the world wars?

Night view of people jammed into Times Square, New York, celebrating the end of the war in Europe. (Photo by Herbert Gehr/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty

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Was 1945 the world’s year zero?

An illustration of Edward II. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

The big debate: was Edward II really murdered?

Jews waiting on a Warsaw street for the deportation to a concentration camp.(Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)

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Should more be done to remember the Holocaust in Britain?

Exterior of the new foyer of Colston Hall, a concert hall first opened in 1867.

Should historical place names be changed to fit modern values? Historians debate

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EU referendum: how significant is Britain’s vote to leave? Historians debate

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: The Union Flag flies above a gift shop in central Edinburgh on September 19, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The majority of Scottish people have today voted ÒNoÓ in the referendum and Scotland will remain within the historic union of countries that make up the United Kingdom. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

How significant is Scotland’s ‘No’ vote? Historians debate

The Japanese city of Hiroshima shortly after the US dropped the atomic bomb

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The Library Should America have dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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Following the success of the Richard III excavation, is it time to dig up other famous skeletons?

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Did Richard III murder the princes in the Tower? You debate