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The Seven Up! kids at 70: a life on screenIn the Spotlight The landmark documentary series, which has charted the lives of 14 cast members since 1964, is coming to an end
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‘Year zero’: how punk erupted onto Britain’s streets and stagesThe Explainer Fifty years ago, punk rock – noisy, anarchic, rude and dressed to shock – erupted onto Britain's streets and stages
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Archaeologists reveal ‘lost’ civilisation in the AmazonUnder the Radar New laser scanning finds massive geometric earthworks, suggesting populous pre-colonial society that ‘resembled ancient Greece’
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‘People seem to still find a sense of stability’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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The glittering treasures of ancient KoreaThe Week Recommends Explore the historic town of Gyeongju, once the capital of the Silla kingdom
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Smithsonian: Is Trump rewriting history?Feature If Trump gets his way, the Smithsonian will become a temple of ‘shallow patriotism’
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Two major archaeological sites uncovered in EgyptUnder The Radar Archaeologists have made two important discoveries, which could provide valuable insight into life in the fourth century
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What was life like in Iran before the 1979 Islamic revolution?In depth What led to the overthrow of the Shah and the parallels with present-day unrest
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The Declaration of Independence: was separation inevitable?The Explainer On 4 July, 250 years ago this week, America declared itself free from British colonial rule
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What is the Illuminati?In Depth Group established cells across southern Germany, often using Freemasons’ networks and their lodges for recruitment
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The Black Death: a ‘horribly compelling’ global history of the plagueThe Week Recommends Thomas Asbridge’s ‘powerful portrait of a world that stared death in the face’
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‘Freedom Trucks’ deliver AI-washed history to the Lower 48Under the Radar The mobile museums are the product of conservative PragerU
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Chernobyl, 40 years onThe Explainer On 26 April 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine exploded
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The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living: a ‘richly’ detailed bookThe Week Recommends Katherine Harvey’s fascinating history of health in the Middle Ages
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