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A police mugshot of Frank Lee Morris

The shocking Alcatraz escape of 11 June 1962

Alcatraz history: from pelican paradise to prolific prison

Historical apologies & female leaders: History behind the headlines. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Has WW2 become a national religion?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Suffragettes armed with materials to chain themselves to railings

Suffragettes history facts: 10 things you might not know about the Votes for Women campaigners

Suffragette Annie Kenney

8 famous suffragettes and votes for women campaigners

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

What was the difference between the suffragists and the suffragettes?

Deeds not words | 6. Mission accomplished?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Deeds not words | 5. Burning down the house. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Deeds not words | 4. Cat and mouse. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Deeds not words | 3. Making a statement. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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War, peace & cherry trees: finding hope after WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dwight D Eisenhower: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Forging first editions: a 1930s crime caper. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jason Okundaye (Photo by Damien McFadden)

Jason Okundaye on the Black gay community and its tensions: “The movement has always been a broad church”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Map showing departure points for British troops ahead of the Normandy Landings on D-Day

Second World War

D-Day beaches map: where were the D-Day landings?

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales during a visit to Tokyo parliament on May 12, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan.

The assassination attempt on King Charles III that almost worked

D-Day: Land. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

1924's British Empire Exhibition: the empire’s last hurrah?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Close-up of distorted wristwatch

Danny Robins' paranormal cold casesTime travel. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroNatasha Kaplinsky chooses Eglantyne Jebb. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Soviet road trip through 1930s America. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British Army National Service recruits

National Service: here's what you need to know about the history of Brits being conscripted into the Armed Forces

A composite image of athlete Gertrude Ederle and actor Daisy Ridley

Gertrude Ederle: the first woman to swim the English Channel

A photograph of Huey P Newton sat at an event.

Is The Big Cigar true? The real story of how a fake Hollywood film helped Black Panther Huey P Newton escape the FBI

Did a UFO crash as Roswell?

The Roswell incident: Did the US Government cover up an alien crash in 1947? The real history that challenges the conspiracy

From balls to Bridgerton: a brief history of debutantes and the social season

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