Marching for pride, London, 1974.
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Even the Wolfenden report cited the need to protect the public from that which disgusted them.
Race to the top?
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The notion of an society organised on merit has held Britain in its sway for decades.
British Prime Minister Theresa May called on Tuesday for an early election.
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Wondering how the U.K. government can just decide to dissolve itself and call for a general election? As our expert explains, it’s not uncommon.
A window on the past: the ruins of Lindisfarne priory off the Northumberland coast.
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From the fall of the Romans to the Middle Ages, Britain was more prosperous when it fostered a relationship with Europe.
Attlee addresses his party in 1955.
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He is revered for founding the welfare state, but the post-war leader also left a lasting legacy in British intelligence.
The 200 men of the Jarrow crusade on their march to London in 1936.
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Why the 200 men who marched from the north-east to London in October 1936 must not be forgotten.
The examination of a.
pauper from the Radnorshire Quarter Sessions, Michaelmas 1774.
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In the past internal migrants were feared and mistreated by law.
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The UK is in for a volatile few years, with no obvious calming measures in sight. But for a true revolution to happen, a great many stars would have to align.
Approaching parity?
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The drop in sterling following Brexit has been as strong as when Germany invaded France in 1940.
For many people around the world, it’s a bit of a mystery.
William Sadler II’s Battle of Waterloo.
British history is deeply connected to Europe and whatever the result of its referendum, this will continue.
Channel Tunnel: breaking through to France in 1990.
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Those campaigning to leave are clinging onto the past for all the wrong reasons.
Repairs to the clock’s face take place every five years or so.
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It’s not the bell that needs attention, it’s the Elizabeth Tower that houses it and the Great Clock that makes it chime.
Charles I attempts to arrest five members of Parliament in 1642.
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The idea that only Parliament should set British laws emerged to protect the people from the King.
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It involves shifting calendars, greedy governments – and the Pope.
It’s time for Britain to grow up, accept its place in Europe and, yes, join the euro.
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The strange history of how the Bank of England came into being.
“I’m sorry if I intrude?”: actor John Liston as Paul Pry, 1825.
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No laughing matter: privacy fears were stoked in the 19th century even as people relished the tale of a Nosy Parker.
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It is 2016 but, when it comes to housing, in many ways it could actually be 1891.
The Bayeux tapestry: Harold swears his oath to William.
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Experts believe that Henry I lies beneath a Reading car park. But some royal burials are even more mysterious.