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British history
Centuries of conflict forged the largest empire
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Ancient history
The ancient world was a challenging place
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Family history
Take a fascinating journey into your past
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History for kids
Enter ancient worlds and meet famous people
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A-Z index
Your at-a-glance guide to BBC History Online
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World wars
In depth: The World Wars and the Cold War
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Historic figures
Biographies including Hitler and Elizabeth I
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On this day
Look back at significant days in history
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Interactive episode: What will you do?
Experience making the difficult decisions of war
Programmes
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Who Do You Think You Are?
Brendan O'Carroll ditches his alter ego Mrs Brown to track down the men who murdered his grandfather at the height of the Irish War of Independence
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Andrew Marr's Great Scots
The Writers Who Shaped a Nation
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Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities
Dr James Fox looks at three key years in their history
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Russia's Lost Princesses
Who were the real girls behind the fairytale images?
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A History of Britain by Simon Schama
The landmark series is shown again on BBC Four and iPlayer
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Rap battle: Who was to blame for WW1?
Find out in the latest WW1 Uncut, an iPlayer exclusive
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Programmes in the past few days
Catch programmes that have already broadcast
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Programmes in the next few days
All history programmes coming up on TV and radio
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The Home Front of World War One
Hundreds of local stories of the war's impact on lives
Things To Do
RUN BY THE BBC AND PARTNERS
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MON 1 SEP
Dinosaurs Unleashed
Eden Project
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MON 1 SEP
What Would Soldiers Want?
Hillingdon Local Studies, Archives and Museum Service
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MON 1 SEP
Trent to Trenches: Uniforms and Medals
Trent to Trenches
D-Day 70th anniversary
Highlights of the BBC coverage of D-Day 70