Daily quiz: 23 July
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Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja, ruler of the princely state of Nawanagar, opened his realm to young Poles who had been detained in Sovie…
Kate williams speaks to Charlotte Vosper about the changing image of female monarchs – and why we expect too much of them
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The earliest surviving fragments of the epic poem—the subject of Christopher Nolan's latest Hollywood blockbuster—date back more than 2,000 …
Ian Mortimer guides us through a day in the 1300s – from waking up on a straw mat to smelling your neighbour's cesspit – and teaches us how …
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The Bolsheviks executed the last czar, Nicholas II, and the rest of his family, including his famous daughter Anastasia, 108 years ago. Surv…
Showrunner Chris Brancato and co-creator/executive producer Michael Panes tell us about the inspiration behind The Westies and how they brou…
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John Pumphrey was still a boy when he enlisted in the Continental Army in 1777. After archaeologists discovered his remains, a genetic genea…
As big and brash as its New York setting, MGM+ action-drama The Westies stars JK Simmons as an Irish-American gang leader, Eamon Sweeney, ma…
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Meteorological tsunamis likely sank the 13th-century trading vessels, whose cargo included objects from both Christian kingdoms and Moorish …
Tracy Borman tells the remarkable story of a Tudor social climber whose thirst for power rattled Queen Elizabeth I
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Soldiers of Irish heritage accounted for up to 50 percent of the Continental Army's ranks. Driven from their homeland by British oppression,…
In this video series for the HistoryExtra Academy, join bestselling historian Ian Mortimer for a fresh journey through the realities of medi…
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Progressive reformer Frances Kellor spearheaded efforts to celebrate Americanization Day, arguing that immigrants should fully embrace U.S. …
Find out what letters E-H stand for in historian Dr Ian Mortimer's A–Z journey through medieval England…
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The June 1876 firefight resulted in the deaths of George Armstrong Custer and 267 of his men. Historians continue to debate exactly how the …
Join historian Dr Ian Mortimer on an A–Z journey through medieval England, exploring the everyday realities of the 14th century, revealing a…
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The British punished rebellious New Englanders by depriving them of their livelihood. This led unemployed mariners to enlist in the patriot …
The star of Loki and The Night Manager hosts a retelling of the destruction of Pompeii – one that manages to make one of the most familiar s…
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Philadelphia politicians hoped to replicate the success of the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Instead, the 1926 world's fair lost millions of d…
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Half a century after "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," the director returns to the subject of UFOs with "Disclosure Day." His science fi…
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Lincoln Steffens was a reporter so dogged that political party bosses called him a “born crook that’s gone straight.” He and his fellow muck…
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“Force may subdue, but love gains”: The Quaker practice of conscientious objection evolved through Thoreau, Tolstoy and Gandhi before becomi…
Baker's work was instrumental in the success of the NAACP and other organizations, but she did it in a way that didn’t put herself in the sp…