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Prince Charles in 1969
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King Charles III The life of the reigning king

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Front door of No 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British prime minister
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From Walpole to Truss Lessons from the 300-year history of the British prime minister . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 8 What can history tell us about its future? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Boris Johnson announces his resignation as leader of the Conservative party
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Behind the news Why PMs get the push . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Gone with the Wind: how a 1936 novel explains modern America . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Montage of five British prime ministers: David Lloyd George, Neville Chamberlain, Anthony Eden, James Callaghan and Margaret Thatcher
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Prime ministers Five of the greatest downfalls of the past 100 years . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Book cover of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Nineteen Eighty-Four: to the future or to the past? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Video: Dan David History Prize 2022

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Discovering a lost royal battleship . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Queen’s century of change . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Buzz Aldrin salutes the US flag during the 1969 lunar landing
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How has the world changed during the reign of Elizabeth II? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Queen Elizabeth II, in March 2022 - the year of her platinum jubilee (Photo by Getty Images)
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Britain’s golden jubilees: from George III to Elizabeth II . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Eurovision: a political history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Video games at 50: a cultural history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Peter Caddick-Adams
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Peter Caddick-Adams on the laws of war “Russian politicians and military figures behind the awful events unfolding in Ukraine will, one day, be brought to justice” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.