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    Mel Gibson in a scene from the film 'Braveheart'
    General Modern

    Good drama, bad history: 11 historically inaccurate films you need to watch

    A scene from the Smithfield Decretals depicting a rabbit beheading a man. Rabbits seem to have a strange place in medieval imagery – and are depicted as having strangely violent tendencies.
    Medieval

    Blog Medieval(ish) matters #5: chivalry, medieval killer rabbits and prisoners of war in the 15th century

    Peter Mayhew, Harrison Ford, Alec Guinness and Mark Hamill, on-set of the film Star Wars
    General Modern

    Star Wars: why did the film make history?

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    Sean Connery and Ursula Andress in a scene from the 1962 film 'James Bond: Dr. No' (Photo by United Artist/Getty Images)
    20th Century

    The spies who inspired Bond

    A still from James Cameron's 'Titanic'. (Image by Alamy)
    Edwardian

    How accurate are the most famous films about Titanic? A historian’s review

    The figure Mulan on a silk print, c19th century
    General ancient history

    Mulan: the history of the Chinese legend behind the film

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    Hidden Figures: the incredible real history behind the film

    Charles Manson stares out from fabric on sale in San Francisco
    20th Century

    The afterlife of Charles Manson

    A still from Sam Mendes film '1917'
    First World War

    “A staggering tour de force – but an opportunity missed”: a historian’s review of the film 1917

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    A despatch rider during WW1, as featured in new Sam Mendes film '1917'
    First World War

    The real trench runners of WW1

    Peronne, March 1917
    First World War

    Operation Alberich: the story of Germany’s retreat in 1917

    A young American woman gazes at a human skull, sent to her by a boyfriend during WW2
    Second World War

    Opinion: Midway’s treatment of the Japanese enemy highlights the power and limits of empathy

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    Medieval

    The King: Henry V on film

    Timothée Chalamet as Prince Hal
    Medieval

    “It’s hard to square Prince Hal’s pacifism with what we know about Henry V”: a historian’s review of The King

    A portrait of George V's wife, Queen Mary, who was born Princess Mary of Teck.
    20th Century

    Was Queen Mary, wife of George V, a kleptomaniac?

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