Military history

The Great Army attacks the East Anglian town of Thetford in this illuminated manuscript from 'The Life of Edmund'. Viking pikemen scale the ramparts on ladders

The secrets of the Viking Great Army

A Marine M4 Sherman tank uses flails to detonate mines

The Sherwood Rangers’ road to victory

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First World War

10 surprising facts about First World War uniforms

West Indian recruits lift logs in training at a WW2 air base

Opinion Why WW2 commemorations need to recognise the Black contribution

Illustration of Johnny Hopper by Stavros Damos for BBC History Magazine

Johnny Hopper: a nerveless Nazi-killer

Kirk Douglas And Burt Lancaster walk with gun drawn in a scene from the film 'Gunfight At The O.K. Corral', 1957. (Photo by Paramount Pictres/Getty Images)

Q&A Was the gunfight at the OK Corral a major gun battle?

A painting showing British troops advancing on Ulundi, mountains in the background

The forgotten battles of the Zulu War

A homemade Ouija board helped two World War I prisoners of war escape

A homemade ouija board, a treasure hunt and fake madness: the great escape of World War I

A portrait from the 18th century of King George III wearing his coronation robes

George III: why his reputation as the mad king who lost America needs to be re-evaluated

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Courage under fire: the story of a WW2 tank regiment . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Saul Dubow responds to listener questions on Victorian Britain’s bitter conflict with two southern African republics. (Image by Getty Images)

The Boer War: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Greek soldier Pheidippides arrives in Athens with news of the Greek victory over the Persians at Marathon, only to die on the spot

Pheidippides: is the ancient Greek marathon runner remembered for the wrong run?

A statue of Oliver Cromwell stares downwards, against a red background

The dark truth about Oliver Cromwell

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John of Gaunt shown in a c16th-century portrait

John of Gaunt: The man who would be king . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Illustration of the French colonial army departing to fight under Colonel Marchand

What if... Britain and France went to war during the 1898 Fashoda Incident? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.