Nasser became president of Egypt #OnThisDay in 1956. Having cracked down on the group following an assassination attempt, Egypt’s #MuslimBrotherhood was soon forced to choose between faith and freedom. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days.

#Hinduism predates colonialism by thousands of years, but in Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity Manu S. Pillai explains how European ideas shaped ‘traditional’ India. ✍️ Dinyar Patel reviews the recent history book.

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A huge bestseller and undisputed guide to the Nazi worldview, did Germans actually read Mein Kampf?. ⌛️ Last chance to read Paul Moore’s recent feature for free.

#Nasser became president of Egypt #OnThisDay in 1956. Having cracked down on the body following an assassination attempt, Egypt’s #MuslimBrotherhood was soon forced to choose between faith and freedom. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days.

Hinduism predates colonialism by thousands of years, but in Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity Manu S. Pillai explains how European ideas shaped ‘traditional’ India. ✍️ Dinyar Patel reviews the recent #historybook.

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A huge bestseller and undisputed guide to the Nazi worldview, did Germans actually read Mein Kampf?. ⌛️ Last chance to read this recent article for free.

Nasser became president of Egypt #OnThisDay in 1956. Having cracked down on the body following an assassination attempt, Egypt’s #MuslimBrotherhood was soon forced to choose between faith and freedom. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days.

Hinduism predates colonialism by thousands of years, but in Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of the Modern Hindu Identity Manu S. Pillai explains how European ideas shaped ‘traditional’ India. ✍️ Dinyar Patel reviews the recent #history book.

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A huge bestseller and undisputed guide to the Nazi worldview, did Germans actually read Mein Kampf?. ⌛️ Last chance to read this recent feature for free.

#OnThisDay in 1946 the King David Hotel in Jerusalem was bombed by Irgun. Years of armed resistance by four interlinked Zionist militias helped end British rule in Palestine, but led to a bitter civil war. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days.

In Thursday’s Miscellanies: ‘what’s past is prologue’ #Shakespeare wrote – but so little is known of his own. There are plenty of theories, each as implausible as the next. 📬 Sign up for our free newsletter at

On 25 July 1908 Japanese chemistry professor Kikunae Ikeda gave name to an elusive new taste: #umami. ✍️ Mathew Lyons explains.

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Hertha Ayrton’s experiment in a bathtub may have saved lives in the #FirstWorldWar, but it caused ripples among the ranks of the Royal Society. ⌛ Last chance to read July’s Great Debates for free.

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The chain of events that led to the rule of #SaddamHussein in #Iraq began with the murder of the 23-year-old King Faisal during the 14 July Revolution. ⌛ Last chance to read this archive article for free.

#OnThisDay in 1946 Irgun bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. Years of armed resistance by four interlinked Zionist militias helped end British rule in Palestine, but led to a bitter civil war. 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days.