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A colourised image of John Snow

The 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak
US flags next to victims' names at the Ground Zero memorial

Science vs parapsychology: A closer look at 9/11 premonitions

Ballet dancers on stage performing 'Swan Lake'

Swan Lake's link to political turmoil in the Soviet Union
Cast members of 'The Windrush Warriors' pose as if they're ready for a fight

'It's a rallying call for all groups of people': Interview with the director of 'The Windrush Warriors'
An atomic bomb test detonation on the Marshall Islands in 1946

5 accidental consequences of the US nuclear bomb tests
Railway track leading up to the Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp

The greatest POW escapes from World War II
Portrait of Henry VIII

The Tudors on screen: Television and film dramas about the Tudor dynasty
A photograph showing two tugs moored alongside the Townsend-Thoresen ferry 'Herald of Free Enterprise' which capsized on the 6th March 1987

Zeebrugge ferry disaster: An entirely avoidable catastrophe
A satellite orbiting Earth

10 free episodes you can watch on HISTORY Play in June 2024
The wreckage of two catwalks scattered through the lobby of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel on Sunday 19th July 1981, after a collapse two days earlier

Hyatt Regency walkway collapse: America's most devastating engineering disaster
Harold Holt (L) talks to Lyndon B. Johnson (R) in the White House Oval Office

Harold Holt: The Prime Minister who disappeared  
An aerial shot of Ground Zero on 23rd September 2021

How did a shipwreck end up beneath Ground Zero?
U.S. Troops land at Normandy on D-Day on the 6th June 1944

The 80th anniversary of D-Day: Remembering the Normandy Landings
A photograph from the 9th July 1986 showing a warning sign related to the Porton Down Anthrax Trials on Gruinard Island

Gruinard Island: Scotland’s 'Anthrax Island'
Bottles of Coca Cola and Pepsi on-sale in Poland

The Cola Wars: The story of 'New Coke'
Painting of King George III in white wig and coronation robes

King George III's descent into madness: A tale of royal tragedy
President Donald Trump supporters storm the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C on the 6th January 2021

Democracy under threat: When an angry mob stormed the US Capitol
The front door of 10 Downing Street

Everything you need to know about the UK general election
Silhouette of a person looking at a solar eclipse

When is the next solar eclipse in the UK? 
A modern-day aerial view of Blackpool Tower with the Central pier, Battersea Power Station in London and Oxford city centre

Why did the Luftwaffe avoid bombing parts of Britain?
A photograph of the Pride Parade at London Pride 2023 on the 1st July 2023

The history of Pride in London
Black and white photograph of troops wading onto the Normandy beaches

D-Day: A detailed timeline of events
Lindisfarne Castle on top of the hill on a tidal island

10 historical destinations in the UK to visit this summer
Portrait of a druid wearing a hooded cassock next to a large tree

10 fascinating facts about ancient druids
Christopher Eccleston standing with his arms crossed in front of a blue brick background

'People power is always fascinating': Christopher Eccleston on 'The Guilty Innocent'
Three Viking warriors walking away from camera through a field

The story of Ragnar’s sons in Norse mythology

Salvage efforts continue at the Francis Scott Key Bridge following its collapse

8 of the worst bridge collapses in history
Taylor Swift

8 celebrities related to historical figures

A 1632 oil painting titled "View of London Bridge" by Claude de Jongh, showing Old London Bridge

London Bridge: Connecting the capital's past with its present
The King, the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour celebrations.

The royal line of succession to the British Crown
Black and white photograph shows Allied forces landing on the beaches of Normandy

The ultimate guide to D-Day
A man constructing a sword as sparks fly

10 free episodes you can watch on HISTORY Play in May 2024
Eurovision flags in the centre of Malmö, Sweden, the host city of Eurovision 2024

Eurovision Song Contest: 'It's the history of Europe through television'
Statue of Robin Hood drawing his bow and arrow

Was Robin Hood a real person?
George Davis is mobbed when arriving at London Waterloo after being released from prison

'George Davis is Innocent OK'
Tsar Nicolas II (left) and George V (right) were first cousins

The Kaiser, the Tsar and King George V - cousins at war in WWI