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How the Vikings Built Their Longships and Sailed Them to Far Away Lands
What Was the Situation in Italy in September 1943?
How the War in Italy Set the Allies up for Victory in Europe in World War Two
What Were Britain’s Objectives and Expectations at the Somme in 1916?
Why Did the Battle of the Somme Go So Badly Wrong for the British?
How the Last Great Viking Battle in England of the Middle Ages Didn’t Even Decide the Country’s Fate
Why Did Venezuelans Elect Hugo Chavez President?
How William the Conqueror’s Invasion Across the Sea Didn’t Go Exactly as Planned
Elizabeth I and Men: The Virgin Queen’s Complicated Relationship with Romance, Sex and Marriage
Why Did Several Contenders Emerge for the English Throne in 1066?
18 of the Most Important Documents in 20th Century British History
Why Insecurity Among Europe’s Aristocracies Played a Part in the Outbreak of War in 1914
How Bill Slim’s Tactics Transformed Allied Prospects in South-East Asia
Why Did Elizabeth I Refuse to Name an Heir?