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Rita Levi-Montalcini

BBC History UK

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October 2025

When I had to help my daughter find an inspirational woman in history for a school research project.

- Journalist and broadcaster Katya Adler chooses

Rita Levi-Montalcini

When did you first hear about Rita Levi-Montalcini? Rita, who achieved such amazing things against the odds, really struck a chord with me and my daughter. Her life story also provides a new lens on a fascinating period in history.

FLERE HISTORIER FRA BBC History UK

BBC History UK

BBC History UK

"Economists studying history tend to focus on men, overlooking the contributions of half the population"

VICTORIA BATEMAN speaks to Danny Bird about the crucial roles women played in historical economies - and how recognising those contributions transforms our understanding of the past

time to read

10 mins

October 2025

BBC History UK

BBC History UK

Adapting ancient beliefs

EMMA WILBY is fascinated by a look at how long-held religions and traditions of pre-Christian Europe endured right into the modern era

time to read

2 mins

October 2025

BBC History UK

BBC History UK

Rita Levi-Montalcini

When I had to help my daughter find an inspirational woman in history for a school research project.

time to read

2 mins

October 2025

BBC History UK

BBC History UK

Who was Prester John?

In 1165, the Byzantine emperor received a letter purporting to have been sent by the mysterious ruler of an unknown distant land in the east.

time to read

1 min

October 2025

BBC History UK

BBC History UK

Fighting talk

GUY DE LA BÉDOYÈRE is impressed by a deep dive into the world of ancient Roman gladiators that shines a light on diverse aspects of that civilisation

time to read

4 mins

October 2025

BBC History UK

BBC History UK

The lie of succession

Did James I 'steal' Elizabeth I's crown? Tracy Borman considers evidence that the transition from Tudor to Stuart dynasties may not have been quite as seamless as we've been led to believe

time to read

10 mins

October 2025

BBC History UK

BBC History UK

Raising our voice

As the abolitionist Frederick Douglass argued in 1857, if there is no struggle there is no progress.

time to read

1 mins

October 2025

BBC History UK

BBC History UK

Plumbing ocean depths

This is a history of margins and fringes – not only of the Atlantic Ocean itself, but also of the imaginations of those who worked on its surface and lived at its edges.

time to read

1 mins

October 2025

BBC History UK

BBC History UK

Golden years

PAT THANE commends a richly detailed study of attitudes to older people through history

time to read

2 mins

October 2025

BBC History UK

BBC History UK

Continental rift

GILBERT M JOSEPH is enthused by a novel exploration of the intertwined stories of North and Latin America

time to read

2 mins

October 2025

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