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History
'A woman should cast off her shame together with her clothes':...
A new book tells the history of the ancient world through women. Here author Daisy...
1984: How did the Isle of Jura help shape Orwell's masterpiece?
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four was published 75 years ago on Saturday.
'I thought, my God, they're ready for us. They know we've...
Eighty years ago on 6 June, D-Day, the largest land, air and naval operation in...
Ben Franklin: The US Founding Father who travelled the...
Thanks to a new series starring Michael Douglas, Franklin is enjoying a renaissance....
Mama Cass 'didn't choke to death on a ham sandwich', daughter...
This is an attempt to right a rock wrong. One of the most famous musical myths is...
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...