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The ruins of Persepolis

The rise and fall of the Persian Empire

Pashtun women

The Pashtun Culture: Ancient traditions in a modern world

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The Wellness Revolution: How small changes can create big transformations

Islamic school

Understanding Sharia Law: Principles, practice, and global context

The rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire: Six centuries of imperial power

Features

Picture of Chien-Shiung Wu: The First Lady of Physics

Chien-Shiung Wu: The First Lady of Physics

Image of Hedyy Lamarr as a Ziefield Girl

Hedy Lamarr: Hollywood star and revolutionary inventor

Potraite image of Lise Meitner

Lise Meitner and the discovery of nuclear fission

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Dame Pearlette Louisy: A pillar of leadership and education in Saint Lucia

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World cultures

The Summer Solstice: Celebrating the longest day of the year

More details Lieutenant General Sir George Erskine, Commander-in-Chief, East Africa Command (centre), observing operations against the Mau Mau
World history

Operation Legacy: The British Crown’s campaign to conceal colonial history

Shah Abbas II holding a banquet for foreign dignitaries.
World history

The Safavid Empire: Architects of modern Iran

Elizabeth Jennings Graham
Civil Rights

Elizabeth Jennings Graham: The unsung civil rights pioneer who challenged segregation

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World history

Ten times America created a moral panic

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World history

Holy Wars: The blood-soaked legacy of conflicts fought in the name of Christianity

COLONISATION

Statues of the rules of Kush now modern day Sudan

Sudan: From ancient kingdoms to independence

Monument to 1795 Slave Revolt, Curaçao

The 1795 slave revolt of Curaçao

The History of Curaçao

The History of Curaçao

History of Chad

The history of the Republic of Chad: From pre-colonisation to independence

Maurice Yaméogo, the first president of Upper Volta,

The history of Burkina Faso: From colonisation to independence

Salines Beach, St Anne peninsula, Martinique

The history of Martinique

WORLD HISTORY

Portrait of Josiah Wedgwood

Why did Britain abolish slavery?

Painting depits the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212), an important turning point of the Reconquista

The Reconquista: Faith, power, and identity in medieval Iberia

The Mexican-American War: Conflict, conquest, and continental expansion

The Mexican-American War: Conflict, conquest, and continental expansion

Statue of the Alamo defenders

The Texas Revolution and the Battle of the Alamo: A defining struggle for independence

The Birth of Pennsylvania, a 1680 portrait by Jean Leon

William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania: A haven for the persecuted

Portrait of Temüjin, better known as Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan: The making of the Mongol Empire

WORLD CULTURES

Albigensian Crusade. Pope Innocent III excommunicating the Albigensians

The Albigensian Crusade: Christians killing Christians (1209-1229)

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The history of the full English breakfast: A cultural institution

A stack of pancakes with syrup and berries on top

Pancake Day: A tradition of faith and feasting

2014 Saint David's Day celebrations, Cardiff, with the flags of Saint David being waved

St David’s Day: A Celebration of Welsh heritage and culture

Desert Fathehr Saint Anthony

The Desert Fathers: Origins, beliefs of early Christian monasticism

The fire temple of Baku, c. 1860

The history of the Zoroastrians: A journey through time

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