D-Day: Nineteen Forty-Four – The Planning (Part 1 of 3)
In this special commemorative feature, nineteen historians tell the story of Operation Overlord, or D-Day, in forty-four images
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Here you can explore our archive of long form pieces, written by expert historians. In these features, they explain where they found their ideas, how they crafted their stories, what new discoveries they have made and arguments they have proposed.
1939: A Montana Rancher
Louis D. Hall explores the history behind one of Arthur Rothstein's finest photographs
The Mysterious Miss Charlesworth
Mark Bridgeman explores the story of one of Britain's great swindlers
Neanderthal vs Human: Did Diseases Make the Difference?
Liz Kalaugher considers the fate of the Neanderthals
The Humble Beauty of Britain's Synagogues
Keith Kahn-Harris finds meaning in the lives of everyday Jews
1895: A Remarkable Railway Crash in Paris
The day in 1895 when a locomotive ploughed through the wall of Montparnasse Station
1865: Meet the Countess of Castiglione
In the 1860s, 'La Divine Comtesse' was considered the most beautiful woman of her day
1926: Driving a Flock of Sheep through London
In the 1920s the last traces of old Dickensian London faded as the modern city grew at pace
Shakespeare’s Lost Years
Tinker? Tailor? Soldier? Spy? Howard Linskey looks back at the most mysterious phase of Shakespeare's life