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Queen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life

by Lucy Worsley

WCAG Heading Drawing from the vast collection of Victoria’s correspondence and the rich…
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Edward VII’s Fight Against the Queen

WCAG Headingby Catharine Arnold Many of Edward VII’s friendships much distressed the Queen, who was equally…
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Johann Strauss: By Royal Appointment

WCAG Headingby John Suchet WCAG HeadingJohann Strauss Journeys to the United Kingdom Between that first concert…
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Princess Louise: A Biography

Princess Louise
Wcag Heading by Lucinda Hawksley Wcag Heading The Locock Family Secret – Princess Louise It was…
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Queen Victoria

To Look Them in the Face: Bunker Hill 250

Map of The Battle of Bunker Hill.

by Jack Kelly

As part of the ongoing celebration of the birth of the United States…
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The Red Baron and Early Flyboys During WWI

Photograph of Manfred von Richthofen, also known as the Red Baron.

by Tom Clavin

To celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI on…
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History Reads: July 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall

Ducking stool illustration

by Jack Kelly

In honor of Anne Royall's birthday (June 11, 1769), author Jack Kelly shares…
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Ben Franklin Gets Juiced With a Little Hemp

Ben West's painting of Benjamin Franklin drawing electricity from the sky.

by Tim Queeney

In June of 1752, with some sources specifically saying the tenth of June, Benjamin Franklin conducted…
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Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam

by Alex Vernon

Alex Vernon, author of Peace Is a Shy Thing, discusses reality versus cinema…
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Historical Summer Reading: June 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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10 Genius Ideas from the Roman Empire That Still Matter Today

The Roman Empire Got It Right

by Steven Marr

The Roman Empire’s brilliance is far from ancient history. The Roman Empire Got…
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