20th Century

The Queen's husband, Prince Philip, as a young man

Your guide to the Queen’s husband, Prince Philip

Queen Elizabeth II at Falkland Islands remembrance service 2007

Was the Queen opposed to the Falklands War?

Buckingham Palace intruder Michael Fagan

Buckingham Palace intruder Michael Fagan: what happened and why did he break in?

When Bergen-Belsen was liberated, huts designed to house about 30 people were found to be crammed with as many as 500. (Photo by Getty Images)

Second World War

Your guide to the Holocaust

Robert Rinder (right) in My Family, The Holocaust and Me

Growing up in the dark shadow of trauma: Robert Rinder on the legacy of Holocaust

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Robert Service answers key questions about the Russian Revolution. (Image by Getty Images)

The Russian revolution: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Max Hastings on the HistoryExtra podcast

The story of the Dambusters . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Silence in Piccadilly Circus, London as people commemorate the anniversary of the end of the First World War. (Photo by Daily Mail / Rex Features)

From the first Remembrance Day to remembrance today

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Helen Fry discusses the top-secret work of MI9, which helped Allied prisoners of war escape during WW2. (Image by Getty Images)

Escaping Nazi-occupied Europe . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The aftermath of Kristallnacht, when businesses and properties owned by Jews were the target of vicious Nazi mobs

Second World War

Life in Nazi Germany: everything you wanted to know

Making a splash: Diana relishes taking her sons on a water ride at the Thorpe Park theme park in 1993. William has since recalled how his mother loved

Princess Diana: a “modern” mother who ripped up the rule book

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Daniel Lee on the HistoryExtra podcast.

An ‘ordinary’ Nazi . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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David Olusoga "Half a million cats and dogs were put to death in 1939 – for no good reason" . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Roger Moorhouse on the HistoryExtra podcast

Poland 1939: The invasion that sparked WW2 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Rowland White explores the Falklands War through the story of the Sea Harrier jump jet. (Image by Getty Images)

The Falklands War in the air . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.