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In WW1, what did the Allies want to achieve?

Picture depicting the Dogger Bank Incident

Q&A What was the 'North Sea Outrage'?

American forces advance through the Ardennes forest during the battle of the Bulge. (Photo by George Silk/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

The battle of the Bulge: Hitler’s final gamble

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First World War

Q&A When were the wreaths first laid at the Cenotaph?

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First World War

Q&A Where do the red poppies come from?

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A 19th-century illustration depicting the battle of Agincourt.

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A portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

Why Napoleon merits the title ‘the Great’

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7 maps that changed history

A portrait of Joan of Arc,

The real Joan of Arc

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Red Army tank drivers on a street in the city of Rakov, Poland

1939: When Poland was torn to pieces

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10 things you (probably) didn’t know about Churchill’s secret Second World War warriors

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Why is WW1 called the ‘Great War’?

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Second World War

Quiz Test your knowledge of WW2 history

King Ecgfrith of Northumbria

The Anglo-Saxon who (almost) united Britain