20th Century

Vladimir Ilyich Ulianov

Vladimir Lenin and his lust for power

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Sean McMeekin discusses his revisionist new history of the Second World War, which places Josef Stalin at the centre of the conflict. (Image by Getty Images)

Stalin: the real victor of WW2 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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In 1961 cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to journey into space. Stephen Walker delves into the supercharged battle between the Soviets and Americans to reach this milestone. (Image by Getty Images)

Sending the first man into space . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A flapper shows off her hidden bottles of alcohol

The morning after: the impact of prohibition

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In 1910 Lydia Harvey seemed to disappear. Julia Laite delves into her story – one of exploitation, sex and the vagaries of justice – and the trial that brought it to light.

Traffickers on trial: the sensational case of Lydia Harvey . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

German troops and a Georgian ‘volunteer’ in action in 1942 or 43.

Texel: Europe’s last battle of the Second World War

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Turtle Bunbury shares notable stories of Irish emigrants and charts their influence on global history. (Image by Getty Images)

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

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Kate Vigurs The women of SOE in WW2 France . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Emma Stonex talks about the strange story of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse keepers, who vanished in December 1900. (Image by Getty Images)

The mystery of the vanishing lighthouse keepers . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jayaben Desai salutes fellow pickets at the Grunwick film processing factory in 1977

The Grunwick protests: remembering the 1970s strike for migrant workers’ rights

Virginia Woolf, writer and critic. (Image by Getty Images)

Virginia Woolf: a brief guide to the writer’s life

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Spy plane photos revealed that missile bases were being built on Cuba, prompting the crisis. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

What if... The Cuban Missile Crisis escalated? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Learning the hard way: soldiers struggle to move a field gun through the Flanders mud. The key to victory in the west was the Allies’ ability to effect one of the “most consequential technologies and tactical transformations in the history of war,” says Nick Lloyd. (Photo by Getty Images)

Revolution on the western front

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Nick Lloyd reveals how the First World War’s western front was shaped by transformative military and technological advancements. (Image by Getty Images)

The western front: a cauldron of innovation . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Professor Stephen Hawking in his office at the University of Cambridge, 2003

History hero Bobby Seagull chooses Stephen Hawking (1942–2018) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.