Rome’s worst nightmare

Guy de la Bédoyère explains why the Spartacus slave rebellion of 73 BC rocked the ancient empire to its core

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Making Malcolm X

A group of strong women shaped one of the leading figures in the civil rights movement, says Ashley D Farmer

Victorian Britain’s fearless female felons

Rosalind Crone probes five largely forgotten female-led crimes from the 18th and 19th centuries

Tudors in turmoil

Tracy Borman reveals how a Hans Holbein masterpiece hints at political tensions in 16th-century England

25 lessons from 25 years

On our 25th birthday, a range of historical experts nominate the most transformative historical discoveries since the year 2000

Flower power

Susannah Lyon-Whaley explores how blooms from China, Persia, India and the West Indies brought the world to English women of the 17th century

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