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Adolf Hitler stands with his back to a statue of Discobolos, the Discus Thrower

The classics and racial hatred: how the far right hijacked the ancient world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Spartan king Leonidas at the battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. The conflict has become the archetype for the courageous last stand, pitting around 200,000 Persians against 7,000 Spartans.

Your guide to the battle of Thermopylae

A depiction of a Spartan mother saying goodbye to her son, she is seated as he leaves

Women in ancient Greece: what were their lives like?

Tourists at the Sphinx and Great Pyramid of Giza in 1923

Who was ancient Egypt’s most successful pharaoh?

Sumita Mukherjee discusses India’s women’s suffrage movement, and how it connected to the wider struggle for Indian independence

India’s Suffragettes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Prince Philip

Prince Philip: the loyal consort. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A modern illustration shows prisoners of war being sold into slavery

Slavery in ancient Greece: what was life like for enslaved people?

Montage of three talented teenagers. From left to right: Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great, musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and chess player Judit Polgár

The flush of youth: nine talented teenagers from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An ancient Greek vase depicting sexual intercourse

A brief history of sex and sexuality in Ancient Greece

Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II with her husband Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, on their wedding day

The Prince Philip Years: how did Britain change while he was Queen Elizabeth II's consort?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A stone bust of the Greek god Dionysius

The gods and their whims: your guide to ancient Greek religion

Neil Faulkner reveals how the Anglo-Arab Wars of 1870-1920 helped give rise to the first modern jihad

Jihad and the British empire. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A trieme is rowed towards a naval battle in a scene depicting the battle of Aegospotami in 405 BC

The ancient Greeks at war: hoplites, the phalanx and the greatest battles

Ancient Greek statesman Solon sits on a throne, with a subject petitioning him

Who’s who in ancient Greece? Meet 14 influential ancient Greeks

From transfusions of lambs’ blood to tooth replacements, Paul Craddock chronicles the strange history of transplant surgery

Transplant surgery: an eye-opening history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A stone statue of Achilles

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An ancient Greek vase depicts animal sacrifice of a cow by two women

Your guide to Ancient Greece: everything you wanted to know

Politicians in suits discuss the Paris Peace Treaty inside the Palace of Versailles

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

World history in 100 moments. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The death of Domitian: how aristocrats conspired against the Roman emperor. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Extraordinary hoaxes of the 18th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vanguard-class submarine HMS Vigilant, the top above water

Britain’s nuclear deterrent: a brief history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of Henry VII, surrounded by Tudor roses. In the background there are shadows of those who challenged for his throne.

Henry VII: the greatest pretender. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dancers in a nightclub

Aids: the epidemic that changed Britain

Q&ADid the Scottish mass-murdering cannibal Sawney Bean actually exist?

Empress Maria Theresa, a portrait

Maria Theresa: empress, warrior, matriarch. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Hawker Hurricane of Fighter Command on its way to intercept German bombers as they crossed the south coast of England during the Battle of Britain, 1940. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

6 Battle of Britain myths. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Peep at St. Peter or The Poet in a Pickle

Q&AWhy do we say 'Peeping Tom'?

An archetypal country house in its grounds, in the mist

From Roman villas to Downton Abbey: Britain’s country houses. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.