Gripping history of a Haitian Revolutionary Leader takes the top award and wins £40,000 prize
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Varied shortlist for Wolfson History Prize revealed
Prestigious award picks its nominees that includes histories of working women and the Haitian Revolution, from ancient cities to modern lives.
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Saladin: The myth and the man – Interview with Dr Suleiman Mourad
The professor of Religion at Smith College, offers an alternative view on the legend of Saladin
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How Did Tanks Change War Forever?
Richard Cutland explains how these technical marvels changed history and why World Of Tanks is an incredible way to experience them for yourself
History of War
VJ Day: Royal British Legion Industries marks 75th anniversary
Neil Storey and Chindit veteran John Riggs reflect on the end of WWII and the forgotten soldiers who kept fighting after the War in Europe ended
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VE Day 75th Anniversary with All About History
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History of War
VE Day 75th Anniversary – The painful aftermath of victory
The war in Europe officially ended in May 1945, but violence and chaos still reigned in much of the continent
History of War
VE Day 75th Anniversary – Churchill’s bittersweet victory
We explore Winston Churchill’s last moments in the war room and his concerns for the future amid celebration
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VE Day 75th Anniversary – Stories from the homefront
Julie Summers discusses how the people of Britain anticipated the end of the war and what lay ahead
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VE Day 75th Anniversary – How the war in Europe was won
WWII expert Peter Caddick-Adams discusses the last months of the war in Europe and some of the key figures involved
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Paul the Apostle and the creation of Christianity
Historian and author Tom Holland considers the influence of St Paul of the formation of Christianity, the influences on his philosophy and the legacy he left behind
People & Politics
The legacy of the Berlin Wall
Iain MacGregor, the author of the new book Checkpoint Charlie and upcoming speaker at the Oxford Literary Festival discusses the impact the Berlin Wall had on the people of Germany and the Cold War as a whole
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Chernobyl fire fighter: “We were risking our lives, but just doing a job”
Anatoli Gubariev helped tackle the raging inferno in the aftermath of the 1986 catastrophe and witnessed first-hand the scale of the destruction
History Of Royals
Romanov Exiles: How Britain Betrayed the Russian Royal Family
Royal historian Coryne Hall on how the British government left Tsar Nicholas II and his family to die
People & Politics
The Vampire: A New History by Nick Groom book review
Professor Nick Groom explains in The Vampire: A New History how surgery, Serbia and Bram Stoker birthed the modern bloodsucker
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Medieval & Renaissance
Eleanor Herman on Kings Killed by Medieval Medicine and Poison
Historian and broadcaster Eleanor Herman talks The Royal Art of Poison: Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicines and Murder Most Foul