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History

Sarajevo’s memories

A month after the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot dead on this spot, the first world war began. How has Sarajevo coped down the decades

Rewriting history

Received wisdom on the Grand Tour in 18th-century Europe is being transformed by 21st-century techniques in California

When years are celebs

If it’s not 1914, it’s 1989. Never mind the Great Man theory of history — we now have a Great Year theory

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