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Before World War I, science was considered a novelty in Australia. But the War triggered the realisation that the government needed to invest in scientific research.
With Robin Hood Gardens in danger of being destroyed, it’s time to look beyond appearances and recognise its real value.
US military censors contained information after the bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leaving Americans with a limited understanding of the impact of radiation.
The average age of survivors is now 80. In five years, very few of these first-hand witnesses will be around to remember the event. Many of their stories are in danger of being lost forever.
Amid renewed debate over Britain’s colonial debt to India, John MacKenzie discusses the history of the Koh-i-Noor diamond and discusses other Indian treasures that remain in British ownership.
“Who came first” may be a good game, but it doesn’t lead to any clear answers.
Our morbid interest in the macabre never vanished – it was just displaced.
In our era of 24-hour news, outrage and hyperbole seem to be par for the course. But as Sr John Madden’s 1909 “gravest peril” speech illustrates, overblown moral panic, to fit an agenda, is nothing new.
The first atom bomb test seventy years ago today marks the start of a change in Americans’ thinking about radiation. On balance, our nuclear anxieties endure today.
Are history textbooks constructing the past in a way that allows learners to develop empathy by walking in many different people’s shoes?
Historical representation is far more complex than merely providing the facts – which is why debate continues to rage about the authenticity of popular televised historical dramas such as Game of Thrones and Banished.
Medicine has changed beyond recognition in the last 2,000 years. So why should we still care what the founders of Western medicine thought?
For over 500 years, the drug has been associated with racism and poverty.
Our expert reveals that modern coffee culture has its roots in 18th-century literature.
The BBC’s chief contribution to the bicentenary has been to rename itself the Bonapartist Broadcasting Corporation.
Foreign fighters have always posed a dual challenge: how to stop them going and what to do if they return. History offers lessons on managing these problems, including that it’s hard to stop them leaving.
Stalagmites in Scottish preserve 3,000 years of climate history, suggesting human migration is linked to wet and dry periods.
The most spectacular of the Waterloo celebrations will be a massive re-enactment on the actual battle site, involving more than 5,000 re-enactors, including 300 horses and 100 canon. What’s that all about?
The word Waterloo only entered the public consciousness 200 years ago after a battle. Now, it means many more things.
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