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Heavy fighting in Ukraine, Biden drops out

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Ukraine-Russia war This week saw heavy fighting between Russian and Ukranian forces in the east of Ukraine. Near the village of Prohres in Donetsk Oblast,

Scots fight for independence

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 24th July 1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle:

This Week in the World

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Shedding light on events and personalities around the globe that may not have made the headlines. Ukraine/Russia This week saw relatively little movement on the

Bridging the Danube

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 5th July 328 – The official opening of Constantine’s Bridge, built over

4th July 1879: Battle of Ulundi 

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Whilst the first battles of the Anglo-Zulu war are well known, those of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift, of as much significance is the final climactic

Ibn Battuta sets out

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 13th June 1325 – Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home

Festival massacre

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 22nd May 1520 – The massacre at the Festival of Tóxcatl takes

Defeat of the Danes

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 29th April 1521 – Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a

Stolen stele returned

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 25th April 2005 – The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum

Keeping the South in the Union

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 18th April 1783 – Three-Fifths Compromise: The first instance of black slaves