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Rwanda genocide

Ten dark moments in colonial history

The First Anglo-Afghan War

The First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-1842): Britain’s imperial disaster in the Hindu Kush

Operation Ajax the 1953 Iranian coup

Operation Ajax and the shadow of empire: The 1953 Iranian coup

The Great Game- 1920s bird's eye map depicting the approaches to British India through Afghanistan, including then Soviet territory

The Great Game: Britain and Russia’s strategic rivalry in Central Asia

Official portrait of Captain James Cook

Captain James Cook: Master navigator and Pacific explorer

Features

Phyllis Coard: Architect of women's liberation in revolutionary Grenada

Phyllis Coard: Architect of women’s liberation in revolutionary Grenada

Statue of Yaa Asantewaa

The history of Nana Yaa Asantewaa: The lion-hearted queen mother

Elizabeth Jennings Graham

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

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

Chien-Shiung Wu: The First Lady of Physics

Prime Minister Mosaddegh with US President Truman in 1951
World history

Iran: Modernisation and nationalism

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Wellbeing

Managing work overload: Why we’re still busier than ever

Zapotec culture in Oaxaca
World cultures

The enduring legacy of Zapotec culture in Oaxaca

The Banana Wars: America's forgotten military interventions in Central America
World history

The Banana Wars: America’s forgotten military interventions in Central America

Maurice Bishop at Grenada Revolution assembly.
World history

The Grenada Revolution: A Caribbean island’s brief socialist experiment

The ruins of Persepolis
World history

The rise and fall of the Persian Empire

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

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

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

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

Shah Abbas II holding a banquet for foreign dignitaries.

The Safavid Empire: Architects of modern Iran

Coic books moral panic

Ten times America created a moral panic

Livonian brothers - Holy wars

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

Portrait of Josiah Wedgwood

Why did Britain abolish slavery?

WORLD CULTURES

Pashtun women

The Pashtun Culture: Ancient traditions in a modern world

Islamic school

Understanding Sharia Law: Principles, practice, and global context

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The Summer Solstice: Celebrating the longest day of the year

Albigensian Crusade. Pope Innocent III excommunicating the Albigensians

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

hands slicing the sausage into small little pieces from the white ceramic plate

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

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