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Menopause is an inescapable fact of life. Why is history silent on it?

Edda Mussolini: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe by Caroline Moorehead explores how Italy became enslaved by ‘a corrupt gang of warmongers’.

Nakam: The Holocaust Survivors Who Sought Full-Scale Revenge by Dina Porat explores acts of vengeance in the 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?

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