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Operation Boot, Britain, and Regime Change in Iran

It’s an β€˜open secret’ that the CIA and MI6 helped topple the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh.

Why can’t the British government come clean about its interference in #Iran?

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Lise Meitner’s Nuclear Vision

During the #SecondWorldWar, Berlin scientists discovered nuclear fission. Only one of them got the credit. Why was #LiseMeitner written out of history?

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10.03.2026 10:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Starving Time in Jamestown

Colonists had contrasting views on the #Jamestown famine. How severe was it really?

πŸ”“ This History Matters is free to read for 7 days

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10.03.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Gabriele D’Annunzio’s Fiume Escapade

Fiume was formally annexed to Italy #OnThisDay in 1924.

Gabriele D'Annunzio’s conquest of the Adriatic city ushered in a new era of showman politics across Europe.

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09.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Edward Lee: Erasmus’ English Foe

After arriving on the Continent, Edward Lee was caught in a bitter dispute with #renaissance Europe’s leading intellectual. He became despised, and was ridiculed in print.

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In this week’s Miscellanies: #StPatricksDay is a global celebration of Irish culture, but in the US its parades have always been political.

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Iran: Britain’s Cold War Crucible

During the #SecondWorldWar, Britain and the Soviet Union worked together in oil-rich #Iran. Cooperation was to degenerate into suspicion at the dawn of the Cold War.

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End of the Pastry War

Mexico’s disgraced saviour General Antonio LΓ³pez de Santa Anna completed his comeback #OnThisDay in 1839 as the Pastry War came to a close.

✍️ Mathew Lyons explains

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09.03.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Mexico: A History’ and β€˜A Brief History of Violence in Mexico’ review

Mexico: A History by Paul Gillingham and A Brief History of Violence in Mexico by Pablo Piccato start from different places, but the neighbour to the north proves to be an inescapable destination.

✍️ Mark Lawrence reviews two recent #history books

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09.03.2026 09:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tutankhamun: The Black King?

#Tutankhamen’s tomb was opened #OnThisDay in 1924.

The discovery reopened arguments about the presumed race of the ancient Egyptians.

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The Trials of Joan of Arc

In 1431 #JoanofArc was put to death; in 1456 she was found not guilty. What can the records from these two courts tell us about Joan herself?

πŸ”’ Deborah McGrad’s March cover feature is available in the archive

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Oswald Mosley, Antisemite

#OswaldMosley attempted to portray himself as a reluctant antisemite. Such a reading is wrong. Hatred of Jews was at the very core of the would-be dictator’s ideology.

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06.03.2026 08:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The First Anglo-Burmese War

The East India Company declared war on Burma #OnThisDay in 1824, the opening salvo in a series of conflicts that would see one empire fall, another expand and leave divisive wounds still felt today.

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The introduction of bread rationing by the postwar Labour government threatened a centuries-old tradition and, with it, the national understanding of what England was.

πŸ”’ John Walter’s new feature is available in the archive

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05.03.2026 10:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alfred the Great’s Indian Embassy

How likely is it that Alfred the Great sent two emissaries to India in the ninth century?

πŸ”“ Caitlin Green’s new History Matters is free for 7 days

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Making a Massacre on Ambon Island

A Dutch conspiracy trial at #AmbonIsland in the Indonesian archipelago gave birth to a sadly enduring English word: massacre.

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Edward Lee: Erasmus’ English Foe

Shortly after Edward Lee arrived in Europe he found himself embroiled in a bitter dispute with one of the era’s most famous intellectuals: #Erasmus. He was soon reviled across the Continent.

πŸ”’ Tim Wade’s new feature is available in the archive

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04.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Operation Boot, Britain, and Regime Change in Iran

It’s an β€˜open secret’ that the CIA and MI6 helped topple the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh. Why can’t the British government come clean about its interference in #Iran?

πŸ”“ This archive article is free for 7 days

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04.03.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Lise Meitner’s Nuclear Vision

During the #SecondWorldWar, Berlin scientists discovered nuclear fission. Only one of them got the credit. Why was #LiseMeitner written out of history?

πŸ”“ Patricia Fara’s latest Great Debates is free for 7 days

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04.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Operation Boot, Britain, and Regime Change in Iran

It’s an β€˜open secret’ that the CIA and MI6 helped topple the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh. Why can’t the British government come clean about its interference in #Iran?

πŸ”“ This archive article is free for 7 days

www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...

04.03.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lise Meitner’s Nuclear Vision

During the #SecondWorldWar, Berlin scientists discovered nuclear fission. Only one of them got the credit. Why was #LiseMeitner written out of history?

πŸ”“ Patricia Fara’s latest Great Debates is free for 7 days

www.historytoday.com/archive/grea...

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