BBC History UK - May 2025

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The propaganda battle at the heart of the American Revolutionary War

How ancient Egypt was fortified by the fruit of the vine

Sex, rage and tragedy in 12th-century Paris

Haile Selassie returns to Ethiopia

The exiled emperor reclaims his throne from Fascist Italy

2 mins

Preston Brooks assaults Charles Sumner

Blood flows in the US Senate as North and South head towards civil war

1 min

"Trump's tariffs are dramatic only if you have a short historical memory"

Tariffs and trade wars have hit the headlines in recent months as US president Donald Trump pursues aggressive economic policies. But are they really so unprecedented? FRANK TRENTMANN spoke to Matt Elton about centuries of 'discriminatory taxes'

10 mins

"Globalism is ironing out the fabulous texture and diversity of the old world"

COMING FROM INDUSTRIAL MANCHESTER IN the cold, rainy north of England, I have loved the Mediterranean all my life.

3 mins

"Social taboos are violated: a parent must decide which child to feed"

DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, DEATHS related to hunger matched or outnumbered military losses.

2 mins

"We sang, we danced and we all held hands'

It's 80 years since Britain erupted in joy at the news that the war in Europe was over. But how did those who lived through VE Day remember it? With the help of the BBC WW2 People's War archive, John Willis reveals a day of partying, remembrance and continuing sacrifice

10+ mins

SCOTLAND'S SEASON OF THE WITCH

In 16th and 17th-century Scotland, many hundreds of 'witches' were put to death - 10 times the proportion executed in England. Martha McGill asks what drove the killings

10 mins

A timeless love story?

Abélard and Héloïse's passionate affair in 12th-century Paris captured imaginations in France and far beyond. Yet, writes Yvonne Seale, there was a dark side to this true-life tale of forbidden love

10 mins

It was the shot heard around the world... But who fired it?

It's 250 years since British troops clashed with American colonists at Lexington and Concord. George Goodwin reveals how one fateful day triggered the American Revolutionary War - and sparked a ferocious race to blame the other side

10 mins

Egypt's grape expectations

To the ancient Egyptians, wine played a pivotal part in mythology, ritual and the natural processes that enabled their survival. Islam Issa explores six key roles it fulfilled in their society over the millennia

7 mins

"She said: 'If you represent Pinochet in this case, I will divorce you""

PHILIPPE SANDS tells Rob Attar about his involvement in the sensational trial of the Chilean dictator, and how it connects to a Nazi on the run

10+ mins

Fire from the sky

AARON WILLIAM MOORE is impressed by a considered and inclusive account of the US bombing of Japanese civilians during the Second World War

4 mins

Stream of consciousness

GOJKO BARJAMOVIC is swept along on a journey into the distant past that inspires questions about how our forebears viewed their place in the human story

2 mins

War of words

US efforts to spread democratic ideals through smuggled books make a gripping yarn

2 mins

The other peasants' revolt

MARK STOYLE is impressed by a new account of a violent uprising that destroyed castles, monasteries and thousands of lives in 16th-century Germany

2 mins

A model of innovation

A workers' village boasting light-filled houses and green parks set a new standard for urban planning in the 19th century. CONNIE ROUT takes a tour of Sir Titus Salt's trailblazing industrial-age project

2 mins

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