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Richard Gere and Lisa Eichhorn in Yanks © Rex features

The American ‘Occupation’ of Britain: Three films

[2nd September 2010]

Mark Glancy takes a closer look at three depictions of Britain's love-hate relationship with American GIs during the Second World War.

Wooden model of oarsmen © Barber Institute of Fine Arts

September’s historic trips... Ten things to do

[1st September 2010]

Get out and about with our guide to the very best historical attractions this September.

Is our long love affair with the fireplace bad news for the planet?

[25th August 2010]

Chris Bowlby examines Britain's attachment to the fireplace and its impact on the climate.

Andy Warhol's Vesuvius © 2010. Photo Scala, Florence

August's historic trips… Ten Things To Do

[28th July 2010]

Get out and about with our guide to the very best historical attractions this August.

Co-operation in politics is hardly a new idea

[8th July 2010]

As politicians champion co-operation, Chris Bowlby takes a look back at the debates over ownership in Britain over the 20th century.

The Festival of History © English Heritage

July’s Historic trips… Ten Things To Do

[1st July 2010]

Get out and about with our guide to the very best historical attractions this July.

Russell Crowe as Robin Hood © Rex features

Robin Hood: Three Films

[21st June 2010]

As Robin Hood's latest outing debuts at the top of the UK Box Office, Mark Glancy takes a look back at depictions of the legendary outlaw.

The housing crisis: what can we learn from history?

[14th June 2010]

In the latest of our ‘History and Policy’ series, Peter Shapely considers the state of Britain’s housing market, and asks what we can learn from history to avoid the disappointments and frustrations of previous housing policies

Has Britain always united behind commemorations of the war dead?

[9th June 2010]

War commemoration can be a powerful force for division as well as unity, argues Chris Bowlby.

Astronaut bootprint on the Lunar Surface, 20th July 1969; APOLLOARCHIVE.COM-NASA

12 Giant Leaps for Mankind

[4th June 2010]

We asked 12 historians to nominate alternative moments in the past that they consider to be great leaps for mankind. Interviews by Rob Attar

On this day...

Death of Henri Rousseau

2 September

1910

French Post-Impressionist painter Henri Rousseau died in Paris, aged 66. Although best-known for his jungle paintings, he never left France and the nearest he seems to have got to a jungle was the Jardin des Plantes in Paris.

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