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Debunking the romantic account of a parliamentarian siege.
Tsar Nicholas II’s prewar visit to Kiev.
Understanding the reign of Tsar Alexander III.
History rather than science should lead the debate over England's royal lines.
Did William Marshal succeed in his mission to fight the forces of Saladin?
Britain is now probably the most watched nation in the world.
An extract from the 2014 History Today undergraduate dissertation prize.
We must look further back if we wish to understand the nation’s aims and motivations.
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A masterly medievalist, he trained a generation of leading historians.
We now live in an age of speeded-up history.
How an Anglo-Saxon sculpture became a feline tombstone.
Second-hand books don’t just tell the stories of their authors but of their former owners, too.
Bell's work on deafness and speech sounds should not be forgotten.
Geoffrey Parker talks about his distinguished career.
Astronomy in ancient Greece, Henry Morton Stanley and the Gadsden Purchase.
The 750th anniversary of English Parliament is celebrated today. Why was it so significant?
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