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D-Day 75: why Normandy invasion was so important
In Depth The Queen, Donald Trump and Theresa May will honour veterans on the 75th anniversary of the historic landing
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The tumultuous history of Tibet
In Depth US ambassador to China ‘unsettles’ Beijing by announcing state visit to disputed region
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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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Dublin church appeals for return of medieval crusader’s head
Speed Read Police hunt for vandals who desecrated remains in historic church crypt
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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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Bhopal disaster 35 years on: what happened?
In Depth Activists still fighting for justice decades after the world’s worst industrial accident
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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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