Military history

Troops approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day © Getty

D-Day: Storming the beaches

Norman conquest of England in 1066 depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry © Getty

How William won the Battle of Hastings in 1066

Spain's longest day © Agency EFE / Getty Images

Spain’s longest day

60-second history: The Suez Crisis © Wikimedia Commons

60-second history: The Suez Crisis

In a nutshell: the Suez Crisis © Getty Images

In a nutshell: the Suez Crisis

In a nutshell: the Cold War © Getty Images

In a nutshell: the Cold War

Bannockburn: the fight for Scotland’s freedom © Getty Images

Bannockburn: the fight for Scotland’s freedom

In a nutshell: the British © Getty Images

In a nutshell: the British

Five facts about… Genghis Khan © Getty Images

Five facts about… Genghis Khan

Who was the Grand Old Duke of York? © Getty Images

Who was the Grand Old Duke of York?

Five facts about… the Victoria Cross

Five facts about… the Victoria Cross

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What was the Battle of the Bees?

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What was a ‘peltast’?

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General history

What does it mean to ‘cross the Rubicon’?

(GERMANY OUT) WORLD WAR I: JUTLAND, 1915. Explosion on the British battleship 'HMS Queen Mary' during the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1915. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

What was the only major naval battle in the First World War?