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The new issue of History Today is in UK stores now. Featuring: Papal conclaves, the murder of #AungSan, #Pericles, British #fascism, forestry in the #FrenchRevolution, and more. Find out what else is inside and order it directly from our store at buff.ly/h97sXpE
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#Communist Klemens Gottwald became president of Czechoslovakia #OnThisDay in 1949. After its liberation in 1945, Czechoslovakia soon fell behind Stalin’s ‘Iron Curtain’. It was by no means inevitable. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days buff.ly/rqwLZ83

Why Czechoslovakia Fell to Communism

After its liberation in 1945, Czechoslovakia soon fell behind Stalin’s ‘Iron Curtain’. It was by no means inevitable: the US could have brought the country into the Western Bloc – had it been so...

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The term ‘#Viking’ as it is commonly used is misleading, warping our perception of the Middle Ages. It should be retired. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days buff.ly/jHkkKba

Goodbye to the Vikings

The term ‘Viking’ as it is commonly used is misleading, warping our perception of the Middle Ages. It should be retired.

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#Communist Klemens Gottwald became president #OnThisDay in 1949. After its liberation in 1945, Czechoslovakia soon fell behind Stalin’s ‘Iron Curtain’. It was by no means inevitable 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days buff.ly/rqwLZ83

Why Czechoslovakia Fell to Communism

After its liberation in 1945, Czechoslovakia soon fell behind Stalin’s ‘Iron Curtain’. It was by no means inevitable: the US could have brought the country into the Western Bloc – had it been so...

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#OnThisDay in 1170 Henry II crowned his successor. Rather than secure the Angevin realm, it set the stage for rebellion. ✍️ Mathew Lyons buff.ly/Wg6YUID

Henry the Young King is Crowned

On 14 June 1170 Henry II crowned his successor. Rather than secure the Angevin realm, it set the stage for rebellion.

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The term ‘#Viking’ as it is commonly used is misleading, warping our perception of the #MiddleAges. It should be retired. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days buff.ly/jHkkKba

Goodbye to the Vikings

The term ‘Viking’ as it is commonly used is misleading, warping our perception of the Middle Ages. It should be retired.

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Occultist Gerald Gardner was born #OnThisDay in 1884. Widespread belief in #witchcraft persisted through 19th-century Britain, despite the scepticism engendered by the Enlightenment. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days buff.ly/7lAziNH

Why Did Britain Stop Believing in Witches?

Widespread belief in witchcraft persisted through 19th-century Britain, despite the scepticism engendered by the Enlightenment.

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#Forestry is a delicate balancing act between the needs of the present and those of the future. The #FrenchRevolution brought into question how France’s forests should be managed. 🔒 This June feature is still available in the archive buff.ly/s7Xpl1M

Saving the Forests of Revolutionary France

Forestry is a delicate balancing act between the needs of the present and those of the future. The French Revolution brought into question how France’s forests should be managed.

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With a line on a map, the #TreatyofTordesillas split the world between Spain and Portugal. Was it a grand refutation of papal authority or an extension of it? ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free buff.ly/eX75TLh

The World Divided at Tordesillas

With a line on a map, the Treaty of Tordesillas split the world between Spain and Portugal. Was it a grand refutation of papal authority or an extension of it?

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Occultist and Wiccan Gerald Gardner was born #OnThisDay in 1884. Widespread belief in #witchcraft persisted through 19th-century Britain, despite the scepticism engendered by the Enlightenment. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days buff.ly/7lAziNH

Why Did Britain Stop Believing in Witches?

Widespread belief in witchcraft persisted through 19th-century Britain, despite the scepticism engendered by the Enlightenment.

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Forestry is a delicate balancing act between the needs of the present and those of the future. The #FrenchRevolution brought into question how France’s forests should be managed. 🔒 This June feature is still available in the archive buff.ly/s7Xpl1M

Saving the Forests of Revolutionary France

Forestry is a delicate balancing act between the needs of the present and those of the future. The French Revolution brought into question how France’s forests should be managed.

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With a line on a map, the #TreatyofTordesillas split the world between Spain and Portugal. Was it a grand refutation of papal authority or an extension of it? ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free buff.ly/eX75TLh

The World Divided at Tordesillas

With a line on a map, the Treaty of Tordesillas split the world between Spain and Portugal. Was it a grand refutation of papal authority or an extension of it?

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Occultist Gerald Gardner was born #OnThisDay in 1884. Widespread belief in witchcraft persisted through 19th-century Britain, despite the scepticism engendered by the Enlightenment. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days buff.ly/7lAziNH

Why Did Britain Stop Believing in Witches?

Widespread belief in witchcraft persisted through 19th-century Britain, despite the scepticism engendered by the Enlightenment.

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Forestry is a delicate balancing act between the needs of the present and those of the future. The French Revolution brought into question how France’s forests should be managed. 🔒 This June feature is still available in the archive buff.ly/s7Xpl1M

Saving the Forests of Revolutionary France

Forestry is a delicate balancing act between the needs of the present and those of the future. The French Revolution brought into question how France’s forests should be managed.

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