20th Century

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An illustration of slaves picking cotton on a plantation. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

David Olusoga "Black history affects all of us – it is British history" . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Young girl putting garland around Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. (Photo by Dinodia Photos/Getty Images)

History hero Fergal Keane chooses Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Grigory Yefimovich Novykh, also known as Rasputin

Rasputin: the ‘mad monk’ who became a friend to the Romanovs

Emma Corrin as Princess Diana in season 4 of 'The Crown'. (Photo by Netflix)

The Crown S4 news: Netflix releases first images of Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher

Enola Holmes (left to right): Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes, Sam Caflin as Mycroft Holmes. (Photo by Robert Viglaski/Legendary)

From Enola Holmes to Fanny Dickens: recognising 5 historical women ‘overshadowed’ by their more famous brothers

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Podcast Fredrik Logevall Web large

JFK: the path to power . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winston Churchill pictured in July 1964, a few months before his 90th birthday – a milestone that he marked with tears. The prime minister would cry at everything from suffering pets and march-pasts to dying friends and poetry recitals. (Picture by PA Images)

Churchill: the ‘cry-baby’ war hero

Prinsesstårta. (Photo by Samantha Nott)

Historical recipe Prinsesstårta (Princess cake)

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British author, historian, reviewer and columnist Ben Macintyre

Ben Macintyre on Agent Sonya – the greatest female spy in history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The 1921 Wrangel Island expedition team: Ada Blackjack, Allan Crawford, Lorne Knight, Fred Maurer, Milton Galle, and Victoria the cat. (Photo by Alamy)

Ada Blackjack: how the ‘female Robinson Crusoe’ escaped death in the Arctic

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Krystyna Skarbeck, also called Christine Granville

History hero Michael Morpurgo chooses Krystyna Skarbek (1908–1952) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

London burns behind Tower Bridge on 7 September 1940

Second World War

Days of destiny: 5 key dates in the Battle of Britain

Queen Victoria with her children and grandchildren

The marriages of Queen Victoria’s grandchildren: how the dynasty shaped Europe

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A suffragette march

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

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Dag Hammarskjöld

The mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld: a Cold War killing? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.