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Colour painting showing Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi on a horse.

Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi: the heroic queen dubbed India’s ‘Joan of Arc’

In the 1960s, Antony Armstrong-Jones and Princess Margaret made one of the country’s most exciting, glamorous couples. (Image by Bettmann/Getty Images)

Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret: why did their marriage break down?

c1900: Relief depicting Roman officials and praetorians.

Q&A Did Roman men dodge their military service?

Confronting Holocaust Denial with David Baddiel (Image by Wall to Wall Media/Laurence Turnbull)

Confronting Holocaust denial: “History is more of a battleground now than ever” says David Baddiel

US academic Deborah Lipstadt exults the High Court in London after winning a libel case brought against her by British historian David Irving, 11 April 2000. (Photo by Martyn Hayhow/AFP/Getty Images)

Second World War

Holocaust denial on trial: the story of Irving v Lipstadt

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The rise of Hitler. (Photo by Getty Images)

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American athlete Jesse Owens and German long-jumper Carl Ludwig 'Luz' Long.

5 acts of kindness that changed history

The police attempt to quell the crowd, and succeed only in inciting more violence. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

The Stonewall Riots: the flashpoint that launched the gay rights movement in the US

An illustration depicting Governor Tryon and the Regulators, c1877.

What was the Regulator movement that features in Outlander?

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Michael Wood at BBC History Magazine's History Weekend in Chester (Photo byVictoria Tetley / VJT Photography)

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The ruins of Dresden after the bombing by Allied forces in early 1945. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Five names are commonly held as titans among the Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton (l-r). Food of them would serve as presidents of the young United States. (Images by Getty Images)

Founding fathers: the men who made America

Black rights activist Malcolm X

Malcolm X: Activism, assassination and how he predicted his own death

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Andrew Roberts (Photo by Helen Atkinson)

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A postcard showing for women hunting for a man with guns and dogs.

Why do women propose in a leap year?