The charge of the light, battle illustration

Military history

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Tiger tanks in battle

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Peaceful war: was the 19th century a time of relative peace?

Arundel castle at dawn

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Racism by omission

Image of the Lindisfarne Stone from Holy Island, Northumbria. It shows seven warriors, possibly vikings. The Vikings’ first recorded raid on Lindisfarne took place in AD 793. (Photo by CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Why did the Vikings' violent raids begin?

Land Girls and their Impact

Ministry Of Information First World War Official Collection

Food and drink on the Somme frontline: the soldier experience

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A bridge too far

The end of World War I. 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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From William Pitt to American football

The Lancaster Bomber: the plane that broke the Reich

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

1939: Was Britain ready for war?

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1938: Hitler’s Gamble

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.

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The English Civil Wars, 1640-1660

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

D-Day and the Templar on trial. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The legend of King Arthur and fighter pilots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Official First World War Photographers

Britain’s First World War flying aces

Zulu wars and American presidents, past and present. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Secrets of WWII, the French Revolution and 'The History of Scotland'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The gardens of the Ursuline Convent, Quebec, Canada

Esther Wheelwright: from survivor to mother superior

Soldiers of the Soviet Union

Did the Soviet Union win the war?

An aerial view of Wilton House

Going Dutch: the Glorious Revolution of 1688

West Kent Territorial Army

One hundred years of voluntary service

English historian Edward Gibbon (1737-94), author of 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

The decline and fall of the British Empire

The statue Worker and Kolkhoz Woman in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Getty Images)

Communist Moscow

The myth of native-bashing