American history

Martin Luther King waves to supporters on the Mall in Washington DC during the March on Washington, 28 August 1963. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)

Martin Luther King’s unfinished dream: the historians’ view

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The postwar world . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Actresses in historical drama Jamestown

Transported to 17th-century Virginia: an interview with the women of ‘Jamestown’

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Ron Chernow on Alexander Hamilton: the man behind the hit musical . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Field Marshal Bill Slim

My history hero: Field Marshal Bill Slim (1891-1970) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A view of Old Trail Town, a collection of historic western buildings and artifacts, located in Cody, Wyoming. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)

General Early Modern

My favourite place: Cody, Wyoming

A c1880 advertisement poster for Coca-Cola. The name derived from its extracts of coca leaves and kola nuts – the former did contain small amounts of cocaine. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

Q&A Did the original Coca-Cola drink really contain cocaine?

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The White House, Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Quiz How much do you know about US presidents? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Library The English in America . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Library Voices of the Cold War . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

John Buckley and James Holland next to a fighter plane at the Imperial Museum, London

Second World War

The War in the West: James Holland in conversation

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Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the oldest residential street in the United States. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

History Explorer: Philadelphia, USA . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev looking disappointed frustrated

The 1986 Reykjavík Summit: when hopes for nuclear peace were dashed

Armed Apache Warriors, Geronimo's Camp

The fight for the American west: how myth obscures reality

A still from 'Guerrilla', a new Sky Atlantic drama inspired by emergence of British Black Power. (Sky UK Limited)

‘Guerrilla’ and the real history of British Black Power