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Rise of the MONGOLS

How Genghis Khan forged an empire that sought to span the world

IROQUOIS LONGHOUSE

Northeast America and Upstate New York c.18th century

DEADLY FASHION

If looks could kill, these fashion trends saw their followers pay the ultimate price

Abelard & Heloise A Medieval Love SCORY

How the correspondence between two lovers preserved their place in history as romantic icons

BATTLE OF SHIPKA PASS

SHIPKA, BULGARIA, JULY 1877-JANUARY 1878

HIILILI KOKKO: KATSINA FIGURE

This distinctive wooden figure represents a spiritual being, important to the folklore of the Hopi tribe USA, c.1900

JAPAN HAD REMAINED ISOLATIONIST?

While Japan keeps its distance, overall supremacy of the region could be up for grabs

OPPENHEIMER

Christopher Nolan's latest history-themed blockbuster is an artistic triumph

MYSTERY CULTS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

In the Greco-Roman world, forgotten cults enacted arcane rituals whose secrets historian Hugh Bowden reveals...

INFLUENTIAL NATIVE AMERICANS

Men and women who defended, inspired and led their people across the centuries

"Barbie has been both forward-thinking and a behind-the-times image of womanhood"

As the new Barbie film catapults the doll back into the cultural spotlight, Robin Gerber explores the toy's origins - and the sometimes controversial ways in which it has depicted wider social values

13 MOMENTS THAT SHAPED A MOVEMENT

Discover the stories behind the seismic events that came to define the long battle for civil rights in the US

THE LONG ROAD TO RACIAL EQUALITY

Professor Adriane Lentz-Smith examines the deep-rooted history of segregation and discrimination that fuelled the creation of the American Civil Rights Movement

WHAT IF...ADOLF HITLER HAD NOT SENT THE WEHRMACHT INTO THE SOVIET UNION?

Professor Evan Mawdsley tells Nige Tassell about the direction that World War II may have taken had the Nazis not turned eastwards

5 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ALCOHOL

Professor Phil Withington looks at humanity's long love of booze from the caves of prehistory to the gin houses of Georgian London

How to get rich

Pssst! Fancy making some cash? Justin Pollard tells us what we can learn from the lives of history's wealthiest individuals, and why it takes much more than brains and brawn to make lots of money

THE CALL OF THE PANTHERS

When a young black activist rose to speak at a Mississippi rally in June 1966, his words lit the touchpaper of a powerful new political force

LOVE IN THE TIME OF WAR

In 1939, two young women set out to make matchmaking and marriages a more businesslike affair. Jonny Wilkes delves into the story of the Marriage Bureau, and reveals how it transformed attitudes towards dating in Britain

A SHARED STRUGGLE

While the precise context may have been different, Britain’s own fight for equality drew inspiration from events across the pond

POSTCARD FROM WOLVERHAMPTON

Bob Barton shines a Sunbeam on the city’s industrial heritage and iconic buildings

THE CHOICE OF CHAMPIONS

Hilary Middleton looks back on the history of Umbro, “the sportswear people”

Question time

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Make Do and Mend

Simon Stabler enjoys an eco-friendly break in Bomber County

Manderley and Beyond

This year marks the 85th anniversary of the publication of Daphne du Maurier’s captivating novel Rebecca.

THE CREEPING UNKNOWN

Jon Dear celebrates 70 years of Quatermass and its lasting legacy

Postbag

The Editor welcomes letters for this section. Pictures are appreciated. Letters may be edited so that we can include as many as possible

FROM ONE THEATRE TO ANOTHER

Chris Hallam celebrates the life of actress turned politician Glenda Jackson

THE AUSTERITY GAMES

John Greeves looks back at the 1948 London Olympics

FOOD & DRINK

TASTES GONE BY AND THE FLAVOURS OF TODAY

A LIFE LIVED ON PAPER

Chris Hallam turns the pages on the story of literary superstar Martin Amis