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A group of Belgian refugees fleeing upon the arrival of German troops on the roads, 21 June 1940. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

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The Gaol

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The Briggers

When does history end?

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Glamour: A History

A bridge too far

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October is the cruellest month (in history teaching, at least)

Ancient Greece in the 4th-century BC and the Spanish in Mexico. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Siege of Jerusalem: Crusade and Conquest in 1099

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Making immigration work for Britain: what can we learn from history?

Martyrs and Murderers: the Guise Family and the Making of Europe

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From William Pitt to American football

Andrew Marr pictured in London in July 2015. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)

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Sir Robert Peel Monument in Piccadilly Gardens, London. (Photo by P A Thompson via Getty Images)

Horrible history teaching with Terry Deary

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Replenishing the Earth

Portrait of King Henry V of England (1387-1422), dated 15th century. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Henry V: the cruel king

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Ten things to do in . . . October

The ancient theatre of Epidaurus (or "Epidavros"), Argolida prefecture, Peloponnese, Greece. (Photo by Gatsi via Getty Images)

Greece’s golden century

A portrait of the English explorer Samuel Hearne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Many historians dislike the heritage industry out of sheer snobbery

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Vote for us!

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Wedlock

Q&AWhat is the origin of the phrase ‘going postal’, meaning ‘going berserk’?

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Calvin

The Lancaster Bomber: the plane that broke the Reich