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‘It’s sacred to us’: register of Bounty mutineer’s descendants returns to South Pacific
Pitcairn Register details lives of ‘extraordinarily resilient’ Tahitian women enslaved during notorious mutiny…
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Rare footage from trial of Chinese general who defied Tiananmen crackdown order leaked online
Video shows Gen Xu Qinxian explaining why he refused to deploy troops to crush 1989 student-led demonstrations…
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Qiu Xigui obituary
Paleographer, historian and expert on ancient Chinese writingQiu Xigui, who has died aged 89, first made his m…
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Colonial legacies like the Great Hedge of India should be taught in schools | Letter
Cliff Southcombe and Marianne Hood believe it is time to foster a greater understanding of the British empire …
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‘Monument to history’ battle between US and China over future of Mao’s secretary’s diary
Beijing is believed to be behind court bid to secure account of life inside Communist HQIn the early hours of …
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Indian government accused of rewriting history after edits to schoolbooks
References to Muslim rulers, deadly riots connected to PM and Gandhi’s dislike of Hindu nationalism removedThe…
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教科書では書けない韓国歴史 オランダ人が記した真実、李氏朝鮮時代の生活と風習「朝鮮幽囚記」ハメルKorean history that cannot be written in textbooks The truth written by the Dutch, the life and customs of Mr. Lee during the Joseon era
教科書では書けない韓国歴史 オランダ人が記した真実、李氏朝鮮時代の生活と風習「朝鮮幽囚記」ハメル【なるためJAPAN】 Hendrick Hamel, 1630 – 1692 Premodern Korean…
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Lessons about the legacy of Indian partition need to be taught | Letter
The events of 1947 and their impact are clearly part and parcel of British history, writes Professor Sarah Ans…
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Ziauddin Shakeb obituary
My grandfather Ziauddin Shakeb, who has died aged 87 of pulmonary oedema, was a historian of Indo-Persian rela…
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Tackling deep-rooted racism will take courage | Letters
John Munro on his slave-owning ancestor, Martin Wright on corporate irresponsibility in India, Peter McKenna o…