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History
Oysters: The luxury delicacy that was once a fast-food...
As the US leapfrogged through industrialisation, many of its urban workers were...
Titanic survivor recalls disaster: 'I shall probably dream...
More than a century since the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage, this first-person...
Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city
Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the ancient...
Elihu Yale: The cruel and greedy Yale benefactor who traded...
Last month, Yale University issued a formal apology for the links its early leaders...
Shōgun: The brutal Japanese history that inspired 2024's...
Cosmo Jarvis and Hiroyuki Sanada star in the new hit Hulu/FX/Disney+ series Shōgun,...
The truth about Coco Chanel and the Nazis
Apple TV+'s new historical series The New Look traces the story of Coco Chanel and...
Travel: How a £525 bet gave birth to your morning commute
It wasn't in bustling London, busy Berlin or even crowded Tokyo - the birth of your...
Dr Strangelove at 60: The mystery behind Kubrick's Cold...
As Stanley Kubrick's satirical masterpiece Dr Strangelove turns 60, an ongoing mystery...
Feud: Capote vs the Swans: How a scandalous Truman Capote...
A star-studded new miniseries from Ryan Murphy looks at how the author betrayed...
Orce, Spain: The site of Europe's earliest settlers
A series of discoveries is revealing that Europe's first inhabitants settled in...
The New Orleans landmark that almost became Napoleon's...
It doesn't appear in textbooks and isn't included in the much-anticipated movie...
The Northampton shoemaker who caught the Auschwitz commander
"Father never spoke to us children about the war, so it wasn't until after he died...
100 years on, Germany looks back at Hitler's coup attempt
Adolf Hitler (4th from the right) and Erich Ludendorff (5th from the right) led...