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What happened at Aberfan?
In Depth Survivors say medical tests following the coal waste disaster were akin to ‘torture’
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How did World War One end?
In Depth Duchess of Cornwall marks Armistice Day at Westminster Abbey
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What do the different coloured poppies symbolise?
In Depth Volunteers are distributing millions of poppies in the run up to Remembrance Day
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The National Trust: a cultural battleground
feature Critics believe it has become too ‘woke’ and a rebel alliance has been formed
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How Black History Month began
In Depth Annual celebration dates back almost 100 years
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A Cold War tragedy: the execution of the Rosenbergs
In Depth Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed as Soviet spies in 1953, but was Ethel innocent?
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How Denmark conquered England in 1013
feature Danish warrior Sweyn Forkbeard is England’s ‘forgotten king’
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Can you solve GCHQ’s LGBT-themed Alan Turing brain-teaser?
Puzzles and Quizzes Spooks release puzzle as £50 note dedicated to the code breaker enters circulation
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A brief history of human cannibalism
feature Madrid arrest brings focus on historic practice
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Arundel Castle heist: how did thieves steal Mary Queen of Scots’ gold rosary beads?
In the Spotlight Police investigating abandoned burnt-out car believed to be connected to £1m robbery
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Look up and learn: ten of England’s most unnoticed historical sites
feature Make the most of lockdown exercise and discover the heritage on your doorstep
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Nostalgia drives boom in transport memorabilia
The Week Recommends Tube train luggage racks and illuminated garage signs are in demand
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Windrush activist lists ‘100 great black Britons’
Speed Read The Black History Month project celebrates individuals who collectively span the past 400 years
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BLM: almost 100 National Trust properties linked to slavery and colonialism
Speed Read Review reveals ‘uncomfortable truths’ behind homes owned by famous figures including Winston Churchill and Rudyard Kipling
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