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Acts of vengeance in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War.

Indonesia’s bloody past has produced a country populated with ghosts. Now, they are sharing their stories on YouTube.

Could a pair of ancient looking coins reveal the existence of a previously unknown Roman emperor?

All 19th-century British visitors to Mesopotamia knew that it was the birthplace of civilisation. Could steam power revive ancient greatness while also keeping Russia at bay?

Crossroads: meeting places or religious locations plagued by devils and demons?

The British faced a 10,000-strong army on 21 January 1824.

Thousands of Indigenous Americans travelled to Europe – voluntarily or involuntarily – from as early as the 1490s.

The discovery of a cave full of manuscripts on the edge of the Gobi Desert reveals the details of everyday life on the Silk Road.

Despite persecution, Catholics survived in Protestant England. For the authorities, they were a problem with a silver lining.

Hans Josef Lazar pulled the strings of Hitler’s propaganda in wartime Spain. Then he disappeared. Who was he?