On This Day: Revolution

Revolution was in the air towards the end of the 18th Century. On this day in 1793 the French Queen consort Marie Antoinette met her death during the French Revolution.

• Article: Britain and the French Revolution
• Article: The American War of Independence
• Article: A British Revolution in the 19th century
• Article: The 1798 Irish Rebellion

Michael Wood's Story
of England

Wednesday 9pm on BBC Four

Amazing finds in the school archive help trace peasant education back to the 14th century.

• Watch online now
• Article: The Hundred Years War
• Article: The Peasant's Revolt
• BBC History: The Middle Ages
• BBC History: The Tudors

Genocide Under the Nazis Timeline

Witness the unfolding horror of the Nazi Genocide as you journey through all 12 years of Nazi rule.

• Timeline: Genocide Under the Nazis
• Interactive Map of Auschwitz
• Article: From Persecution to Genocide
• Article: Who were the guilty?
• BBC Archive: Witnessing the Holocaust
• Article: Churchill and the Holocaust

The Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain was the German attempt to gain air superiority over the RAF in 1940. Their ultimate failure was one of the turning points of World War Two and prevented Germany from invading Britain.

• Explore the Battle of Britain with clips from BBC programmes
• Andrew Marr reveals the origins of "The Few" speech
• Churchill decides to fight on
• AJP Taylor discusses Hugh Dowding's role