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The USA & Pacification in the Vietnam War
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam. It was one of the most costly conflicts that the U.S. has eve…
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Anne Frank's Life After Her Arrest
Anne Frank’s diary is one of the most famous accounts of the Jewish experience during the Second World War, giving us a deeply personal glimpse into …
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Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu
The Three Musketeers paints a picture of King Louis XIII of France as a rather weak monarch controlled by his powerful chief minister Cardinal Richel…
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The Great British Dig
We think of archaeology as an exclusionary profession, one reserved for experts in the field. But why isn't the discipline more accessible to the pub…
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Battle of Waterloo Skeletons Found in Attic!
Waterloo was one of the bloodiest battles in European history, yet until now only two bodies have ever been found on the battlefield. The remains of …
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The First Indigenous Americans in Europe
1492 marked the beginning of the Colombian Exchange - the transfer of people, goods, ideas and commodities across the Atlantic between Europe and the…
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WWI Lifesavers and Body Snatchers
The brutal nature of the First World War presented frontline medical personnel with an array of horrific and debilitating wounds, inflicted on a prev…
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Zheng He: The Ming Dynasty Explorer
The Ming Dynasty emerged in the second half of the 14th century, having achieved a hard-won victory over the declining Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. Admir…
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North America's French Indian War
As the British and French colonies in North America expanded in the middle of the 18th century, they inevitably clashed. Fighting between the two sid…
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Hitler and Mussolini
Just over 100 years ago, in October 1922, Mussolini and 30,000 Blackshirts marched on Rome. It was a mass demonstration that would see his National F…
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