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2021-09-02
The future for the past
Royals in the trenches
Interview: Saul David reveals how the Special Boat Service helped change the course of the Second World War
Explore: Gloucester’s rich heritage
New history books reviewed
Foundational stories
Liverpool stripped of World Heritage status
Prejudice on the pitch
The Red Cross is founded
Alexander the Great slaughters Persian troops
A British nurse is tried for treason in occupied Brussels
WHY WE SHOULD REMEMBER…
King John dies of dysentery
Merriman-Labor’s searing satire of the British was not well received
A troubling legacy
Hell and high water
A steep learning curve
When the world grew smaller
THE OPEN SEA
The Kings and Queens of Hearts
THE VICTORIAN REVIVAL
What fertility aids existed in the medieval era?
What were schools like in ancient Rome?
Twenty years ago, two planes were flown into the Twin Towers in New York, prompting worldwide horror and defining the American political agenda for the rest of the decade. But, asks David Reynolds, were the events of 9/11 really a turning point in global
“This detailed history gives us a new and varied understanding of sex as commerce”
“A towering achievement, and a masterpiece that will change the way we think about the war”
“Historically, marriage was virtually the only career open to the aspiring female”
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