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STALIN HAD CONTINUED WEST AFTER BERLIN?

Having used the Allies for his own ends, the Soviet dictator plots to overthrow the rest of Europe

THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

ATLANTIC OCEAN, 400 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF USHANT 28 MAY - 1 JUNE 1794

LIFE AS AS A GODDESS

Jasmine Elmer uncovers the complexity and darker sides of ancient deities and delivers history with soul

TUDOR FASHION TIPS

From farthingales and ruffs to codpieces, ten ways to achieve the styles of the Tudor court

THE FIRST AMERICANS

Discover indigenous life before the colonists landed

THE LAVENDER SCARE

How a national fear of communism led to the American government outing and firing thousands of gay and lesbian workers

STARS BEHIND THE BARS

Ten iconic celebrity mugshots and the stories behind them

The Making of JAPAN

The rise of imperial power and a flourishing of the arts and culture in the Land of the Rising Sun can be traced back to the Asuka period

SIEGE OF TOULON

TOULON, FRENCH REPUBLIC SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 1793

REDISCOVERING THE FORGOTTEN LIVES OF QUEER MEN

We speak to the editor of a groundbreaking new collection that uncovers what life was like for gay men when homosexuality was illegal in Britain

FEMALE PHYSICIANS OF THE MIDDLE AGES

Determined to make a difference despite the male dominance of the medical world, these pioneering women overcame numerous obstacles in their efforts to aid the infirm

"EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE DAVID, NOBODY WANTS TO BE GOLIATH"

Author Terry Deary discusses his career, writing history, the success of Horrible Histories and his new book

THE FALL OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE

How military errors and a failure to modernise helped to bring down the tsars

“lo Saturnalia!"

What was the 'Roman Christmas\"?

VICTORIAN UNDERWORLD

Discover the gangs that lurked down the dark alleys of 19th century Britain

A HISTORY OF FEASTING

Brian Hayden explains the social, political and cultural importance of these grand occasions

JAPAN HAD INVADED INDIA?

In 1944, the war in South Asia reached a critical moment as Japanese offensives threatened Allied control of north-eastern India and beyond

BATTLE OF EYLAU

PREUSSISCH EYLAU, EAST PRUSSIA (NOW BAGRATIONOVSK, KALININGRAD OBLAST, RUSSIA) 7-8 FEBRUARY 1807

"HENRY V WAS THE PERFECT MEDIEVAL KING"

Historian Dan Jones discusses the kingship of Henry V and his passion for medieval history.

The Mother of a Nation

Uncover the life, art & mysterious legacy of Shin Saimdang

James Baldwin

This author, essayist, playwright, poet, activist and wit used his work to challenge prejudice.

PLAYING With HISTORY

Game designers David Thompson and Dave Neale discuss turning the past into a tabletop experience.

Queen ANCIENT Lovers

Romance took many forms, even in the earliest civilisations

FLAWED FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES

Were the seeds of Civil War already written into the American Constitution?

BRINGING MODERN ART TO THE PEOPLE

The director of Modern Art Oxford, Paul Hobson, tells us about one of the UK's top contemporary art institutions.

THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE

Guy Ritchie's entertaining WWII thriller throws light on Operation Postmaster

SURVIVING A FINANCIAL CRISIS

Jame DiBiasio explores how financiers can learn from the mistakes of the past

FORT KNOX BULLION DEPOSITORY

United States 1937-present

MUSSOLINI HAD JOINED THE ALLIES?

Driven by ambition, Italy's participation in the Axis war effort led to the collapse of its empire, the fall of the Fascist Party and Mussolini's death Interview

BATTLE OF DETTINGEN

DETTINGEN (MODERN-DAY KARLSTEIN AM MAIN, GERMANY), 27 JUNE 1743