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WELCOME TO GANGSTERS PARADISE

The American mob’s reign in pre-Castro Cuba is legendary, but have elements of mythos been spun into historical gospel?

ANNIE OAKLEY American Heroine

How the female sharpshooter rose from poverty to become an icon of the Wild West

What If...GRANADA HAD NOT SURRENDERED?

A sophisticated centre for culture and learning that could challenge and change the face of Europe forever

CHARLES II's CURSED REIGN

How the Great Fire and killer plague tormented the return of the Stuarts

THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF CONFUCIUS

How the ancient teacher, philosopher and politician laid down the foundations for Chinese culture

THE FIRST INCA

Who was Manco Cápac, the founder of the Kingdom of Cusco?

Decoding the Coronation

Historic rites, rituals and conventions explained

BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF

PACIFIC OCEAN OFF THE PHILIPPINES, 23-26 OCT 1944

THE VIETNAM WAR 1965-75

The jungles and rice paddies of South-East Asia were among the first battlefields for the US Navy’s new special forces teams

DEMOLITION FROGMEN

Today’s US Navy SEALs have their origins in various WWII amphibious warfare units that fought in North Africa, France and the Pacific

HIROSHI 'HERSHEY' MIYAMURA

On 24 April 1951, when Chinese communist soldiers attacked US Company H in the hills near the Imjin River, this corporal held back the tide and protected his men

THE WAR ON TERROR 2001- PRESENT DAY

After the 9/11 terror attacks, Navy SEAL teams were sent into Afghanistan in late 2001 to bring the groups responsible to justice

CRASSUS' DOOMED CAMPAIGN

Determined to bask in the glory of his own military triumph, Marcus Crassus, the richest man in all of Rome, turned his gaze towards Parthia. His thirst for adoration would result in a catastrophe that would shake the Republic and condemn thousands of men to death

SEX, LIES AND LUCKY ESCAPES

From illicit affairs to assassination attempts, Felicity Day reveals the scandals that rocked the court of King George III and Queen Charlotte, whose relationship is the focus of a new Bridgerton spin-off series

GRAND DESIGNS

Part fortress, part luxury home, constructing the perfect castle required colossal amounts of money, men and patience

WHAT IF...RICHARD THE LIONHEART HAD RECAPTURED JERUSALEM?

Nige Tassell and Professor Rebecca Rist consider the consequences for history had the Third Crusade returned the Holy City to Christian control

Deadly riots break out in London

The radical MP John Wilkes attracted loyal support for his outspoken criticism of the government. However, as Danny Bird explains, outrage at his 1768 arrest for libel paved the way for bloodshed and anarchy

The 1918 Sedition Act

The United States' entry into World War I triggered a wave of frenzied patriotism across the country. However, as Danny Bird reveals, this hysteria set the nation on a collision course with its most cherished principles

GREAT BRITISH CASTLES

Looking for a castle to visit? You could do no better than to add these spectacular structures to your checklist

THE SCHELDT

In the autumn of 1944, with the Allied supply chain stretching back to Normandy, First Canadian Army led the offensive to clear the Scheldt estuary and free the port of Antwerp

MUSEUMS & EVENTS

Discover Jacobites in Derby, a beautiful castle in Powis and Reading’s remarkable Victorian replica of the Bayeux Tapestry

MAY 1943

To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict

NAPOLEON vs the TSAR

At the Battle of Friedland, the emperor saw a chance to finally bring Russia to heel — but did he betray his own rules of war to become ‘Master of Europe’?

WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING

In 1943, resistance fighters in the Polish capital attacked German soldiers, sent to round up and transport the city’s Jews to concentration camps

GRENADA & PANAMA 1983-89

In the 1980s the Navy SEALs were called upon to take part in two operations that would test their unique skills to the limit

A AN Z OF CORONATIONS

On the eve of King Charles III’s coronation, Nige Tassell takes us on an alphabetical tour through the history of the royal ritual in all its glory

7 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR

Jem Duducu shares facts about the era-defining conflict in which the US attempted to halt the spread of communism in southeast Asia

WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY

Alice Neel's bold, unapologetic works bared the souls of men, women and children living on the fringes of society

Joseph Bologne: French musical maestro

Nige Tassell tells the story of the celebrated Caribbean-born violinist and composer whose spectacular rise to the top of 18th-century French society is the subject of an upcoming Hollywood biopic

The ICE Age

Martin Handley turns on and tunes in to in-car entertainment through the decades