Politics

Two men duelling. The man in foreground holds a smoking gun. The man in the background is falling, one hand to his face, his pistol limp in his hand

Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir? The real story of the maligned Founding Father and ‘villain’ of Hamilton

Schoolchildren from Capel Celyn with a banner saying 'Liverpool shall not drown Capel Celyn'

Capel Celyn The Welsh village that became a reservoir for England

Illustration shows force-feeding of suffragettes

What was the Cat and Mouse Act? The reason why suffragettes were force-fed

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ILLUSTRATION BY HUGH COWLING

From the bitter battle of 1832 to the poll that cemented the two-party system: 7 elections that rocked Britain . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Sir Lindsay Hoyle and William Lenthall with a purple background.

My history hero Sir Lindsay Hoyle chooses William Lenthall . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Giles Milton - Stalin affair WL

How Stalin ran rings round the west . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Richard Toye - EV elections WL

British general elections: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A group of suffragists picket outside the House of Commons and holding signs.

What was the difference between the suffragists and the suffragettes?

A mob setting fire to Newgate Prison and freeing prisoners.

The Gordon Riots How an anti-Catholic petition escalated into the most destructive riots in London’s history

Emily Davison, photographed a few days before she was fatally injured after stepping in front of the king's horse during the Derby

Emily Davison: the suffragette who stepped in front of the king’s horse

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A composite image showing Kent State University students protesting the Vietnam War, and pro-Democracy demonstrators marching towards Tiananmen Square in 1989

The violent history of student protest . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Swedish pop group ABBA performs during the Eurovision Song Contest

When was the first Eurovision and who won? Plus 6 facts on the history of the song contest

Michael Douglas as American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV+ period drama 'Franklin'

Is Franklin a true story? The real story of Benjamin Franklin and the Franco-American Alliance

British prime minister Harold Wilson, March 1967. (Photo by Michael Stroud/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Harold Wilson: 5 facts about the Labour Party prime minister

The real Shirley Chisholm in 1974 and the Regina King in Netflix film 'Shirley'

Is Netflix’s Shirley a true story? The real history behind Chisholm’s astonishing achievements