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Robert Pearce introduces the man who has been called ‘the George Washington of Poland’.

William Rubinstein looks at a turning point in America’s national sport.

Elizabeth A. Fenn examines a little known catastrophe that reshaped the history of a continent.

The colourful cartoon development of British national symbols provides an acute barometer to changes in 18th- and 19th-century public opinion. By Peter Mellini and Roy. T. Matthews.

Patrick Dillon identifies the mid-18th century as a watershed in ideas about reforming society.

Philip Mansel explores the City of the Sultans from 1453 onwards, and finds it characterised by a vibrant multi-culturalism until the Ottoman demise of 1922.

Julian Reed-Purvis examines the origins and consequences of Nazi Euthanasia.

Peter Ling analyses Martin Luther King's involvement with non-violent protest in the USA. 

Paula Bartley reappraises the role of the leader of the Suffragettes.

The French tragedy at sea, immortalised in Géricault’s masterpiece The Raft of the Medusa, was put to use in the service of British patriotism.