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Bloody Sunday: Why we need the human stories that history textbooks leave out

Bloody Sunday: Why we need the human stories that history textbooks leave out
Author and poet Julieann Campbell’s book On Bloody Sunday features interviews with people who were there. She hopes it will address the misconceptions
The forgotten cabinet makers who were more influential than Chippendale

The forgotten cabinet makers who were more influential than Chippendale
William Ince and John Mayhew may not be the best known cabinet-makers of the 18th century, but their influence still resonates. In a new book, Hugh Roberts and Charles Cator explore the enduring legacy of a pair of quiet achievers
Can you help solve the mystery of this Black flower seller in 1800s Hastings?

Can you help solve the mystery of this Black flower seller in 1800s Hastings?
A group of artists hopes to tell her story as part of a new exhibition documenting the role women of colour have played in British history
Karla-Simone Spence: The Confessions of Frannie Langton ‘is as dark as it can get’
Karla-Simone Spence: The Confessions of Frannie Langton ‘is as dark as it can get’
Living starring Bill Nighy is an elegant film but it’s not a 1950s I recognise
Living starring Bill Nighy is an elegant film but it’s not a 1950s I recognise
Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce on Kim Philby drama: ‘You can have a lot of fun in the spy genre’

Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce on Kim Philby drama: ‘You can have a lot of fun in the spy genre’
How Lisa Gray found magic in forgotten spools of mystery film

How Lisa Gray found magic in forgotten spools of mystery film
Michael Morpurgo on War Horse turning 40: ‘There will be no future without peace’

Michael Morpurgo on War Horse turning 40: ‘There will be no future without peace’
Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands

Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands
Sorry, I Didn’t Know: ‘This show is decorating Black history with humour’

Sorry, I Didn’t Know: ‘This show is decorating Black history with humour’
JB Mylet: A dark history of orphanages and a mother’s childhood secret

JB Mylet: A dark history of orphanages and a mother’s childhood secret
Bad Gays: A Homosexual History is one of the most original queer history books of recent years

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History is one of the most original queer history books of recent years
Chad Orzel: What happened to history’s missing 10 days?

Chad Orzel: What happened to history’s missing 10 days?
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death
Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage

Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage
How Herbert Ponting captured Scott’s doomed Antarctic expedition

How Herbert Ponting captured Scott’s doomed Antarctic expedition
Author Scott Anderson on the last CIA survivor of the Cold War

Author Scott Anderson on the last CIA survivor of the Cold War
How Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, staged his own rehabilitation

How Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, staged his own rehabilitation
‘Evil’ or ‘planet struck’: How the curious ways we described deaths in the past shaped how we live now

‘Evil’ or ‘planet struck’: How the curious ways we described deaths in the past shaped how we live now
UK’s first Black bookshop hopes crowdfunder will save it from closure
