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In the late 19th century, the face of the United States was transformed by industrialisation. Steel, oil and railroads ...

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Emily Callaci discusses a bold – and controversial – feminist movement that campaigned for women to be paid for household ...

Following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July 2024, Matt Elton spoke to historian Adam IP Smith about the ...

When Vladimir Putin states that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people”, he’s invoking a very specific vision of history. In essays and speeches, the Russian president has unfurled more than a ...

Matilda of Flanders sits in the shadow of her more famous husband but, writes Tracy Borman, she was an able political player ...

On the HistoryExtra podcast, historian Steven Gunn reveals what coroners’ inquests tell us about everyday Tudor life, and how ...

Through the lens of idealised romanticism, the Old West continues to capture the imagination as a wild and untamed frontier ready to be harnessed by those with the determination, courage and grit ...

So, you’re a person living in the medieval period and you find yourself on the wrong side of the law, or simply on the wrong side of the powerful. What worries you most: being locked up in a cell, ...