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A customer shops for a pistol at Freddie Bear Sports sporting goods store in Tinley Park, Illinois
General Modern

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

Atomic bomb damage in the city of Hiroshima, 1945
Second World War

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

Alex von Tunzelmann explores the stories behind some of the world’s most controversial statues – and gives her take on whether they should stand or fall. (Image by Getty Image)
21st Century

Should they stand or fall? The great statue debate

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A portrait of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler
Second World War

Why did WW2 happen?

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
Second World War

Was 1945 the world’s zero?

Statue of King Richard I outside the Palace of Westminster in London
Medieval

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #13: Why aren’t monuments to medieval figures included in the statues debate, and was there racism in the Middle Ages?

Winston Churchill gives his famous 'V for Victory' sign while addressing crowds from the balcony of City Hall in Sheffield, November 1941. Churchill's
First World War

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

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

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)
Second World War

Should more be done to remember the Holocaust in Britain?

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

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

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General Modern

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

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Tudor

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

The princes in the Tower
Medieval

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

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The public are ignorant about history, says Lucy Worsley

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