Historical films

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Archimedes heat ray sets fire to Roman ship

Archimedes’ greatest inventions and discoveries

Illustatration of the siege of Syracuse, showing Archimedes' cranes used to destroy Roman ships

The siege of Syracuse: how Archimedes took on the Romans

Illustrated portrait of Greek mathematician and inventor Archimedes

Why Archimedes was the greatest scientist of the Classical age

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Joséphine de Beauharnais: how Napoleon’s muse became empress of France

Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte

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American civil rights activist Bayard Rustin

Bayard Rustin: the quiet force behind the March on Washington

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A black and white photo of the American actress Janet Leigh, with a shadow of a chair on the wall behind her. She is looking forwards and screaming in shock.

Ninety years of horror: nine films that reflect society’s changing anxieties . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Mollie Burkhart.

Who was Mollie Burkhart in Killers of the Flower Moon?

Jesse Plemons as lawman Tom White

Who was Tom White in Killers of the Flower Moon?

Actor Lily Gladstone (left) plays Mollie Burkhart

The real history behind Killers of the Flower Moon: author explains true story of Osage Nation

Why is Napoleon such a figure of ridicule in cinema?

Why is Napoleon such a figure of ridicule in cinema?

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Ridley’s Scott’s Napoleon trailer: a historian reacts

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What should we make of Ridley Scott’s Napoleon?