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Oct 6, 2020 · One of the most iconic historic sites in the world, the Tower of London was not just the backdrop but the lead actor in some of the most momentous events in British history. Exploring its long and fascinating history reveals a cast of characters from the well-known (such as Anne Boleyn and the princes in the Tower) to the more unexpected (spies, jewel thieves and polar bears). Here, author and ...

Nov 9, 2017 · Although the wall’s days were probably already numbered, the speed with which it fell seemed to confirm the cock-up theory of history. Günter Schabowski, the party’s press spokesman, turned what was supposed to be an orderly queue at police stations for passports into a stampede for the border checkpoints after mistakenly declaring that all restrictions on travelling abroad were lifted ...

Dec 12, 2016 · If one accepts this timeline, the rise of Europe was based on access to resources (especially energy) and technologies. The former advantage was to some extent a fluke – the fact that coal could be found reasonably close to the surface in parts of Europe has little to do with the Europeans – but the development of technology was not.

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A ‘good’ war? In contrast with the First World War, the 1939–45 conflict has been perceived in the UK as a ‘good’ war resulting in the triumph of western democracies over evil fascist regimes, says Emma Hanna, a lecturer in the School of History at the University of Kent.The Second World War, despite its many hardships and historians’ subsequent findings to the contrary, is ...

Jun 30, 2021 · The French Revolution of 1789 ushered in over half a century of civil insurrection in Europe and around the world. It was, says historian David Andress, an attempt to strip society of the inequalities of privilege, at a time when ‘freedom’ had a very confused meaning. Here, we answer key questions about the revolution, plus Andress tells the story of …

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