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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

THE USSR's FAKE OLYMPICS,

Having boycotted the 1984 games in Los Angeles, the Soviet Union hosted its own competition

Hürrem Sultan

From slave girl to imperial consort, how one girl captured the heart of an emperor to become the most powerful woman in Ottoman history

OVERTHROWING THE MONGOLS

How a Buddhist rebellion toppled the mighty empire and began the rise of the Ming dynasty Written

MAKING A MONSTER

Natalie Lawrence explores the creation of enchanted creatures through 15,000 years of history Interview

SECRETS OF THE PYRAMIDS

From sacred rituals to hidden treasure, uncover why these world wonders were built

Greatest Battles - BATTLE OF SHIROYAMA

KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN, 1-24 SEPTEMBER 1877

WOMEN IN COMPUTING

From Ada Lovelace to the codebreakers of WWII, John Croucher discusses the role of women in computing

"IT'S IMPORTANT THAT BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE OWN OUR OWN HISTORY"

Blindness and blind people have usually been framed in history as inspirational or tragic, but now Selina Mills wants to question that narrative

Bess of Hardwick ELIZABETH'S NEMESIS

Who was the ambitious Tudor noblewoman who proved to be a thorn in Gloriana’s side?

THE GOLDEN AGE OF SMUGGLING

Discover the age when the coasts of Britain were awash with illegal goods

What's in a name?

20 strangest royal nicknames from history (and where they came from)

GODS OF EGYPT

Discover how ancient Egyptians explained the mysteries of the world

OPPENHEIMER

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

JAPAN HAD REMAINED ISOLATIONIST?

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

BATTLE OF SHIPKA PASS

SHIPKA, BULGARIA, JULY 1877-JANUARY 1878

Abelard & Heloise A Medieval Love SCORY

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