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A reminder written on the pavement to tell residents to carry their gas masks with them

1939: Was Britain ready for war?

Second World War

1938: Hitler’s Gamble

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Ten things to do in . . . September

The truth behind ‘The Tudors’ TV show

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The Shrinking Violets of History?

The LibraryBermuda in the British Empire and Medieval brutality. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cliffords tower, built by Henry III between 1250-1275, rear view, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 13th century

Where History Happened: The Norman Conquest. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Inside Pompeii and a date with Elizabeth I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Were there networks in the UK to return German pilots to the Reich?

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Energy policy: what can we learn from history?

Eco towns: what can we learn from history?

Stop and search: what can we learn from history?

Youth culture and crime: what can we learn from history?

BBC History Magazine

Before Scotland

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Empire and the English character

BBC History Magazine

The Smell of the Continent

BBC History Magazine

The Telescope: A Short History

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The Man Who Outshone the Sun King

BBC History Magazine

Aristocracy and its Enemies in the Age of Revolution

BBC History Magazine

The English Civil Wars, 1640-1660

BBC History Magazine

Who Will Write Our History?

BBC History Magazine

The Ends of Life: Roads to Fulfilment in Early Modern England

BBC History Magazine

Satan: A Biography

Second World War

Hell’s Cartel: IG Farben and the Making of Hitler's War Machine

BBC History Magazine

Pistols at Dawn

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The Hemingses of Monticello

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Buccaneers of the Caribbean

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Famine: A Short History

Local Heroes

The medieval castle in the English county of Kent

The King and his castle: how Henry II rebuilt his reputation