20th Century

Black and white drawing showing King George V using a broom to sweep away several crowns adorned with the words 'Made in Germany'.

Fake history: 3 historical untruths that shaped the world

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Ranulph Fiennes uses his unique perspective as a polar explorer to reflect on the life and adventures of Ernest Shackleton. (Image by Getty Images)

Surviving hell on earth: Polar explorer Ranulph Fiennes on Shackleton . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Susan Williams discusses the United States’ covert programme to undermine the leaders of newly independent African nations in the 1950s and 1960s. (Image by Getty Images)

The CIA’s secret African missions . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Marine M4 Sherman tank uses flails to detonate mines

The Sherwood Rangers’ road to victory

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First World War

10 surprising facts about First World War uniforms

Charles and Diana on honeymoon in Balmoral

Diana: the rebel princess

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8 historical reasons behind Anne Boleyn’s appearance in Princess Diana film Spencer

Kristen Stewart as Diana, Princess of Wales

“It doesn’t fall into the trap of making Diana a saint”: a historian’s review of Spencer

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Think piece Why history must take a stance

West Indian recruits lift logs in training at a WW2 air base

Opinion Why WW2 commemorations need to recognise the Black contribution

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Historical recipe Homity pie

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Professor Lea Ypi reflects on her childhood years, which witnessed the final years of communism in Albania and the fraught transition to capitalist democracy. (Image by Getty Images)

Living through the fall of communism . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Zazie Beetz and Jonathan Majors in the Netflix film The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall: the real cowboys who inspired the black Western

Illustration of Johnny Hopper by Stavros Damos for BBC History Magazine

Johnny Hopper: a nerveless Nazi-killer

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Historical recipe Fish Sausages