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Senator Edward Kennedy leaves the Dukes County Courthouse in Edgartown, Mass

What was the Chappaquiddick incident?

Two men duelling. The man in foreground holds a smoking gun. The man in the background is falling, one hand to his face, his pistol limp in his hand

Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir? The real story of the maligned Founding Father and 'villain' of Hamilton

Schoolchildren from Capel Celyn with a banner saying 'Liverpool shall not drown Capel Celyn'

Capel CelynThe Welsh village that became a reservoir for England

Illustration shows force-feeding of suffragettes

What was the Cat and Mouse Act? The reason why suffragettes were force-fed

ILLUSTRATION BY HUGH COWLING

From the bitter battle of 1832 to the poll that cemented the two-party system: 7 elections that rocked Britain.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle and William Lenthall with a purple background.

My history heroSir Lindsay Hoyle chooses William Lenthall.

How Stalin ran rings round the west.

British general elections: everything you wanted to know.

A group of suffragists picket outside the House of Commons and holding signs.

What was the difference between the suffragists and the suffragettes?

A mob setting fire to Newgate Prison and freeing prisoners.

The Gordon RiotsHow an anti-Catholic petition escalated into the most destructive riots in London’s history

Emily Davison, photographed a few days before she was fatally injured after stepping in front of the king's horse during the Derby

Emily Davison: the suffragette who stepped in front of the king's horse

A composite image showing Kent State University students protesting the Vietnam War, and pro-Democracy demonstrators marching towards Tiananmen Square in 1989

The violent history of student protest.

Swedish pop group ABBA performs during the Eurovision Song Contest

When was the first Eurovision and who won? Plus 6 facts on the history of the song contest

Benjamin Franklin sits at a desk, reading some papers with one hand under his chin

Benjamin Franklin: the Founding Father who saved America

Michael Douglas as American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+ period drama 'Franklin'

Is Franklin a true story? The real story of Benjamin Franklin and the Franco-American Alliance

British prime minister Harold Wilson, March 1967. (Photo by Michael Stroud/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Harold Wilson: 5 facts about the Labour Party prime minister

The real Shirley Chisholm in 1974 and the Regina King in Netflix film 'Shirley'

Is Netflix’s Shirley a true story? The real history behind Chisholm's astonishing achievements

Black and white sunset at Westminster abbey with the Big Ben backlit taken in may before starting the repair works at the tower.

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A political earthquake: Britain's first Labour government.

History Behind the Headlines: ageing politicians & new names for the London Overground.

Labour’s leap to power.

The EU: from Maastricht to Brexit.

History Behind the Headlines: the post office, US elections & digitisation debate.

Henry Kissinger

“Whatever you want to say about Kissinger, he had consequence”: the life and legacy of the American diplomat.

Regency quiz – week four.

MacDonald's leap to power: the story of the first Labour government.

1970s Britain: everything you wanted to know.

10 Downing Street, the residence of the prime minister of the United Kingdom. (Photo by Getty Images)

The ex factor: why David Cameron’s return isn’t unprecedented.

Who moulded Winston Churchill?.

Irsraeli Prime Minister Golda Meir sits at a desk, with one arm on the table

Israel’s Iron Lady: the real story of Golda Meir and the Yom Kippur War