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History

Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney
Black and white photo of horse bus in trafalgar square
Books

Top 5 books set in historic London, selected by author Mike Delaney

The debris of history surrounds us. So why are we still making the same mistakes?
Rugby pitch with players
John Bird

The debris of history surrounds us. So why are we still making the same mistakes?

Majority of Brits can't name a single Black British historical figure. Here's how we change that
Black History Month

Majority of Brits can't name a single Black British historical figure. Here's how we change that

A fascinating history of Britain told through cake
a fairy cake with two union jack flags in it
Cake

A fascinating history of Britain told through cake

Keir Starmer needs to stop worrying about winning next election and learn from Clement Attlee
Richard Toye

Keir Starmer needs to stop worrying about winning next election and learn from Clement Attlee

Top 5 books about Winston Churchill, selected by historian David Reynolds
Black and white image of Winston Churchill
Books

Top 5 books about Winston Churchill, selected by historian David Reynolds

TV historian David Olusoga: 'My family were driven from our home by the National Front'
David Olusoga
Letter to my younger self

TV historian David Olusoga: 'My family were driven from our home by the National Front'

Globe making is a dying skill, but I'm keeping the tradition going
Peter Bellerby, the founder of Bellerby & Co, the world's only truly bespoke globe makers
Craftspeople

Globe making is a dying skill, but I'm keeping the tradition going

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie
Jan van Eyck self portrait, 1433
Art history

Self-portraits: The surprising history of the selfie

The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story
Illustration of a woman, a zebra and a man with a telescope
behind the book

The 18th-century astronomer who sparked a modern love story

Fixing my mental health with my grandfather's old map
Graham Coult's grandfather's map
Mental health

Fixing my mental health with my grandfather's old map

Marriage: A feminist history
Illustration of married couples
LGBT+

Marriage: A feminist history

Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II
Witches of World War II:
history

Aleister Crowley and the secret history of UK witches in World War II

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world
History

Goodbye Eastern Europe: Finding the remains of a lost world

How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world
the other renaissance illustration
History

How the ‘Other Renaissance’ shaped the modern world

What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography
Illustration of woman taking photo
Cultural history

What photo wallets tell us about the history of photography

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Top 5 books on Restoration Britain, chosen by Jack Jewers
Charles II in robes
British history

Top 5 books on Restoration Britain, chosen by Jack Jewers

Generations on, making peace with the trauma of my past
A typewriter and a photo of a German in Nazi uniform
Generational trauma

Generations on, making peace with the trauma of my past

Eddie Piller's electrifying trip back to Mod's second wave
Eddie Piller book
Memoir

Eddie Piller's electrifying trip back to Mod's second wave

How two men outran the KGB to bring Tetris to the world
Tetris pair Pajitnov and Rogers
exclusive

How two men outran the KGB to bring Tetris to the world

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