20th Century

Nelson and Winnie Mandela days after his release, 1990. (Photo by Gideon Mendel/Corbis)

Nelson Mandela: “a symbol of the struggle against racism”

John and Jackie Kennedy shaking hands with a crowd. Jackie continued to fight her husband's corner after his death, says Mark White. (Photo by Art Rickerby/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

Was JFK a good president?

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Historian at the Movies: Parkland reviewed . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A photo of Jackie, Caroline and Jack Kennedy

Unseen photos of John F Kennedy and family

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Robert Baden-Powell in the 1920s.

My history hero: Robert Baden Powell (1857–1941) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

American poet Ezra Pound, a major figure of the early modernist movement. (Universal History Archive/UIG/Getty Images)

The march of the Green Shirts

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Franklin D Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the USA, and a

My History Hero: Franklin D Roosevelt (1882- 1945) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

President John F Kennedy speaking at a press conference, c1963. (Photo by National Archive/Newsmakers)

Q&A: If President Kennedy hadn’t been wearing a back brace when he was assassinated, would he have lived?

A Second World War memorial monument depicting Soviet soldiers

Q&A Why did Britain and France not declare war on the Soviet Union when the Red Army marched on Poland in September 1939?

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John Maynard Keynes.

My history hero: John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Illustration by Jonty Clark.

Ye Olde Travel Guide: Winnipeg 1913 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A photograph of photographer George Lowe and Cho Oyu mountain

In pictures The conquest of Everest

An illustration depicting the battle of Naseby, arguably one of the most significant land battles in British history. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

20 important battles that shaped Britain

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Image by Jonty Clark.

Ye olde travel guide: Calcutta 1905 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vintage Astro lava lamp from the 1960s

50 years of the lava lamp