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Britain’s contribution to the First World War was not merely confined to the trenches. How did the Royal Navy experience Christmas 1914?

The turkey’s path to festive supremacy was much more unexpected – and glorious – than it might seem.

The romantic liaison between the great Amazon warrior queen and the conqueror of the known world has been much mythologised. But did such a pairing really happen?

During the struggle that followed the Russian Revolution, Ukrainian anarchist Nestor Makhno waged war against Whites and Reds alike for an independent Ukraine.

During his brief lifetime, James V was a popular ruler who aimed to maintain Scotland’s independence from his English uncle, Henry VIII. Did it cost him his life?

The opening battle of the First World War was won by the Bank of England before the British had so much as fired a shot.

In August 1814, the US capital was torched by British troops. The ‘greatest disgrace ever dealt to American arms’ left its legacy on the US, Britain and Canada.

Though an incredible feat of engineering, the Panama Canal ruined many reputations during the 400 years it took to make the dream a reality.

When Britain declared war on Germany in August 1914 there was no outbreak of jingoism and no immediate rush to enlist.