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How did the Gulf War start?
In Depth As tensions rise in the region The Week explores why Saddam Hussein's Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait nearly 30 years ago
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Gentleman Jack: inside the real diaries of Anne Lister
In Depth New BBC One drama tells the story of Britain’s first modern lesbian
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The Aldi prince: what we know about ‘Essex’s answer to Tutankhamun’
In Depth New analysis suggests ancient burial site near Southend was last resting place of Anglo-Saxon royal
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Death of Osama Bin Laden: how the raid unfolded
In Depth The al-Qa’eda founder was killed in a controversial raid by by US intelligence services eight years ago this week
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Columbine Massacre: 20 years on, has anything changed?
In Depth Twenty years after school shooting that horrified the US, students continue to live in the shadow of Columbine
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How the Iranian Revolution unfolded
In Depth The nationalism-inspired overthrow of the royal family 40 years ago sparked a major shift in Iran’s relationship with the outside world
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How the Soviet Union fell
In Depth And why Mikhail Gorbachev’s election was the final nail in the coffin
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Why May Day bank holiday is set to move in 2020
Speed Read Government considering switching date in order to mark VE Day anniversary
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Mystery of Nottinghamshire ‘witch cave’
Speed Read Cave carvings initially thought to be graffiti now believed to be UK’s biggest collection of ‘apotropaic’ signs
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Matthew Flinders: explorer’s grave discovered in London
Speed Read HS2 dig unearths lost remains of celebrated navigator more than 200 years after he put Australia on the map
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Was Gandhi racist?
In Depth Famed Indian independence leader’s views on black Africans are still the subject of intense debate
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Thames archaeologists uncover skeleton in medieval ‘wellies’
Speed Read Discovery of 500-year-old body in leather waders hailed as ‘extremely rare’
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William Blake’s best poems
In Depth Often dismissed as mad during his lifetime, Blake’s mystical imagery continues to enthral
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Lady Trumpington dies: who were the women of Bletchley Park?
In Depth Thousands of women worked to run top-secret codebreaking operation - but their contributions long went unrecognised
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