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Milton William Cooper

Milton William Cooper: The conspiracy theorist who predicted 9/11

Megan Coles

Fatal Folly: 7 absurd deaths from the Middle Ages

Illustration of Veleda

Volva: The Viking prophetesses who could see the future

Photograph of the breached Möhne Dam showing the extent of the flooding

The forgotten victims of the Dambusters raid

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Promotional artwork for 'World War II with Tom Hanks'

World War II with Tom Hanks

'WWII With Tom Hanks' is coming soon to Sky HISTORY

World War II

Officers on the bridge of a destroyer during the Battle of the Atlantic

Greyhound: The true story behind Tom Hanks' WWII film

Greyhound is yet another acclaimed World War II-themed addition to Tom Hanks’ CV. So, how faithfully does the 2020 film portray the Battle of the Atlantic?

German soldiers standing in front of the Ursus factory, where almost 6,000 residents were executed

World War II: The Wola Massacre

The Wola Massacre was one of the most disturbing events during World War II. Read on to find out more.

Promotional artwork for 'World War II with Tom Hanks'

World War II with Tom Hanks

Promotional artwork for 'Knut: The Viking Emperor'

Knut: The Viking Emperor

Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen sitting in a pub looking at lots of old maps

Britain's Murder Map with Vicky McClure and Jonny Owen

Promotional artwork for Great British Castle Rescue

Great British Castle Rescue

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Brandi Passante stands with a hand on her hip in front of some storage lockers

The Queen of Storage Wars: Who is Brandi Passante?

Blue plaque on a wall marking the location of Kelso Cochrane's murder

How an unsolved murder led to the Notting Hill Carnival

Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough at 100: The life of a national treasure

A crowd in London celebrate VE Day. One holds up a newspaper with the headline 'IT'S V-E DAY!' while several others make V symbols with their fingers

The beginning of the end: What happened on VE Day?

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Simon Thurley

'They bring us face-to-face with centuries past': Simon Thurley on why we must rescue our British castles

Tony McMahon and Professor Alice Roberts talking inside a church

A historian asks did the Holy Grail come to Britain - and if so, where is it hidden?

Dr Daniel Cowling standing in front of a brick wall

Historian uncovers Asia’s forgotten battles after Japan’s WWII surrender

Alice Loxton

A historian's epic pilgrimage reveals the secrets of England's forgotten queen

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Wojtek the bear with a Polish soldier

22 little known facts about WWII

King George VI waves to the crowd from the balcony at Buckingham Palace during the VE Day celebrations, accompanied by Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret.

How Queen Elizabeth II secretly joined the VE Day party

Seamen raise the White Ensign over a captured U-boat (colourised)

The Battle of the Atlantic: The longest military campaign of WWII

John Henry Clavell Smythe in his RAF uniform

10 black British war heroes from WWI and WWII

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Crystal ball and fortune teller hands. Divination concept. The spiritual seance. Future reading.

Prophet Warnings: 9 intriguing predictions from history

Sinking of the Titanic Illustration

6 premonitions of disasters that came true

A 1686 engraving of Mother Shipton

Yorkshire's Nostradamus: The life and prophecies of Mother Shipton

Pandemonium by John Martin

7 times the world was predicted to end

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Black and white photograph of Billy Hill onboard a cruise ship

Billy Hill: The forgotten Don

Black and white tintype of Cynthia Ann Parker in a golden frame

Cynthia Ann Parker and the brave women of the Wild West

High angle view of Nagasaki Peace Park in Japan. Scenery consist of statues, many buildings, blue sky with cloud and green trees.

Nagasaki: Remembering 80 years since the second bomb

Black and white photograph of British troops in Burma celebrating after hearing the news of the Japanese surrender

WWII: Britain’s forgotten role in VJ Day

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