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Sheffield Cemeteries Remember the Great Sheffield Flood

Mystery of a Victorian-era wreck in Arctic watersResearchers in Canada have been exploring HMS Terror from the ill-fated Franklin Expedition.

Swansea blitz: Childhood memories of 'bombing horror', 80 years onThe Three Nights' Blitz began on 19 February 1941, killing 230 and injuring nearly 400.

Rare 19th-century images show China at the dawn of photography A band of pioneering Western photographers sought to capture China's landscapes, cities and people, captivating audiences back home and sparking a homegrown photography movement in the process.

Ladybower Reservoir's low water levels reveal abandoned villageThe "exposed village" of Derwent has attracted people to the area to inspect its ruins.

Israeli archaeologists discover large trove of Islamic gold coinsA collection of 425 complete early Islamic gold coins were discovered near the central city of Yavne, Israeli archaeologists announced Monday.

'Solidarity and survival': Streamed play has Sheffield songs and steelA streamed play marries monologues about "strength" with songs by Sheffield's musical heroes.

Kohima: Britain's 'forgotten' battle that changed the course of WWIIA group of British-Indian soldiers held off an entire Japanese division for three months in 1944.

Derby's historic canals in pictures are a reminder of a past ageThey show a very different side of Derby

Opinion: The Black battalion that rescued Tony Blinken's stepfatherIt is, perhaps, one of the great ironies of history that a resourceful Jewish boy fleeing for his life in Poland was carried to freedom by a Black man in the storied 761st tank unit, fighting in a racially segregated army for a country that accorded the soldier little freedom at home, writes Steven Holmes.

August Browne: The Nigeria-born man who joined the Polish resistanceAugust Agboola Browne is thought to have been the only black person in the Polish resistance.

New light shed on Charles Darwin's 'abominable mystery'Historical documents are uncovered that provide clues to a puzzle that haunted Charles Darwin.

Dead Sea Scroll fragments found in desert caveDozens of fragments of a Dead Sea Scroll bearing biblical text have been found by archaeologists working in the Judean Desert, the Israeli government said Tuesday.

Archaeologists in Spain find 400 tombs in ancient Islamic necropolisAn ancient Islamic necropolis containing over 4,500 bodies has been uncovered in northeastern Spain, with archaeologists excavating more than 400 tombs in the five-acre site.

The 1960s report that told the USA it was racistHow the Kerner Commission blamed white racism for the riots of 1967

The daring nun who hid and saved 83 Jewish childrenA convent in southern France secretly gave sanctuary to 83 Jewish children during World War Two.

'My grandfather's hidden wartime photo album'Peter Goffin's grandfather told stories about the war, but never showed anyone his collection of 300 photos.

Discovering WW1 tunnel of death hidden in France for a centuryThe bodies of 270 German soldiers have lain hidden since they were buried alive by a French bombardment.

Boudicca revolt: Essex dig reveals 'evidence of Roman reprisals'Archaeologists link the destruction of a "high status" village to the uprising in Roman Britain.

Ancient warlord’s skeleton and sword discovered after 1,400 yearsThe remains of an Anglo-Saxon warlord have been uncovered in southern England.

George and Robert Stephenson railway bridges listedThirty railway bridges, viaducts and tunnel portals are listed to help preserve them ahead of electrification of the Midland Main Line.

Divers recover WW2 bouncing bombA team of divers have recovered a historic Highball bouncing bomb from a loch in Argyll.

Has Jesus’ childhood home been discovered in Nazareth?A U.K. archaeologist is shedding new light on a fascinating ancient site beneath a convent in Nazareth.

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