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Architects of Division: Who Built the Berlin Wall and Why?

Starting out as a barbed wire fence, the Berlin Wall became a symbol of the Cold War.

In the early 1900s, British Suffragettes relentlessly fought for the right to vote.

You might know the gladiators, thanks to Russell Crowe. But who exactly were they?

The “Queen of Crime”, Agatha Christie, is the best-selling novelist of all time.

One of the world's most celebrated novelists. What is the real Charles Dickens story?

While we know all about her heroes and heroines, what do we know about the author herself?

What happened in the fire of September 1666? Here's a few facts dug up from the ashes...