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MUSEUMS & EVENTS

Learn about restoration work to a Dunkirk painting at Churchill’s former house, the UK’s top WWII festival, an exhibition on children of service personnel, and the opening of the Wrens Museum

CANADA'S NINE HOURS IN HELL DIEPPE RAID

In August 1942 an Allied force made up largely of Canadian soldiers raided the French seaport of Dieppe, with disastrous consequences

HITLER'S NAVY

AN ENCYCLOPAEDIC OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF THE KRIEGSMARINE BEFORE AND DURING WWII

THE SOLEBAY TAPESTRY

This 17th-century artwork, part of a series of tapestries, depicts the dramatic climax of the first battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War

WINSTON BEFORE THE WAR

Before leading Britain through the Second World War as Prime Minister, Churchill was a soldier, journalist and a seasoned member of parliament

RUSSIA REVOLUTION AND CIVIL WAR - INTERVIEW WITH SIR ANTONY BEEVOR

The leading historian spoke with Anthony Tucker-Jones about the Russian Revolution and Civil War, and how the brutal upheaval still shapes the world today

AT WAR IN NELSON'S NAVY

The sailors who triumphed at Trafalgar are often portrayed as press-ganged stooges forced to serve in a brutal world of strict discipline and harsh punishment. But what was it really like to live and fight on the waves?

Heroes of the Victoria Cross - CECIL MERRITT

In August 1942, as the Dieppe Raid fell apart, a youthful Canadian CO rallied his men across a heavily defended bridge, clearing pillboxes and sacrificing his freedom to cover the Allied withdrawal

THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON

The most significant British victory in the Revolutionary War threatened to undermine the entire American war effort

JUNE 1942

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

Alexander I - NAPOLEON'S RUSSIAN NEMESIS

Moulded from early childhood to be Russia's greatest emperor, the mysterious Alexander I spent almost his entire life lurking behind a series of masks

48 Hours in... Bath

How to spend the perfect weekend in one of the UK's prettiest cities

Advertising is Immoral

Peter Gildenhuys says many adverts are saturated with sophistry.

BATTLE OF MIDWAY - TURNING POINT OF THE PACIFIC WAR

Just six months after Pearl Harbor, Japan launched another attack on the US Navy. James Holland explains how this time the US was prepared and the resulting clash turned the tide of the war

THE SAS FRAUD?

Heralded as the founder of the Special Air Service, a new study alleges that David Stirling might not have been the military genius of legend. Historian Gavin Mortimer unravels the truth behind Britain's famed special forces officer

TIMELINE OF...NATO

With the Soviet threat looming over Europe, the United States moves to contain Moscow's influence with a new and more potent alliance between the continent's leading democracies

WOJTEK THE 'SOLDIER BEAR'

This legendary brown bear accompanied Poland's army in exile across continents and onto the frontline

ANTIETAM

On September 17 1862 the Union and Confederate armies in the eastern theatre met at Antietam Creek in Maryland. It would be the bloodiest day in American military history

"I've learned how much I owe to the sensibility of Punk." Danny Boyle

Danny Boyle has been one of the most distinctive voices in British filmmaking over the past three decades, from revitalizing '90s culture with Trainspotting to Oscar and Olympics glory. For his latest project - Sex Pistols miniseries Pistol - he's returning to TV to tell a story about a pivotal moment in British musical and social history. "I really love our culture, for all its faults," he says, "and I love to use it."

LIFE AS A PHARAOH

They ruled over ancient Egypt and were immortalised by their tombs and statues, but what was life really like at the top?

EGYPT'S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN

Men weren't the only people to help shape one of the most remarkable civilisations of the ancient world

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT EGYPTIAN PHARAOHS

Professor Joyce Tyldesley answers key questions about Egypt's ancient rulers and the power they wielded

6 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT... TUTANKHAMUN

Professor Joyce Tyldesley shares some lesser-known facts about the life, death and legacy of Egypt's famous 'boy king'

AN A-Z OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II

As Her Majesty marks 70 years on the throne, we take an alphabetical look back at the story of her life and reign

The struggles that made Charles Dickens

Few British authors have achieved the same level of adoration as the creator of classics such as A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations. But where did Dickens find the inspiration for his literary masterpieces?

ENSURING A LEGACY

From temples to tombs, bigger was definitely better in the eyes of the pharaohs and their gods

WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY

Instantly familiar and much parodied, Grant Wood's Depression-era painting leaves observers with more questions than answers

WHAT IF... OLIVER CROMWELL'S SON HAD NEVER BEEN NAMED LORD PROTECTOR?

Professor Peter Gaunt tells Nige Tassell why a more capable leader than Richard Cromwell might have secured the long-term future of England's republic - but not necessarily forever

YOU'RE BARRED!

Throughout history, women have faced barriers and discrimination in virtually every area of daily life. We explore eight of the most unusual bans imposed on members of the 'fairer sex' in Britain and beyond - and how they were finally revoked

A REVOLUTION IN WOMEN'S LIVES

In the struggle for independence, America's “ladies” served as medics, cooks, campaigners and even as fighters