Stories

Discover inspiring people, remarkable places and ground-breaking ideas through cultural heritage stories from Europe and beyond
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The history of the Olympic Games in Paris
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The 1920 Olympics Games in Antwerp
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The Duke of Westminster’s £100,000 Olympic Games appeal
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Kathleen McKane Godfree
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How Dorando Pietri lost the 1908 Olympic marathon gold medal
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Heroes of the Olympic Games
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Nadia Comăneci - triple Olympic champion
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Anton Geurts: from a homemade canoe to Olympic silver
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Surprising sports at the Olympic Games
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Věra Čáslavská: Czech gymnastics icon
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Histories of the Paralympic Games
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The 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam
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The 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm
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The Olympic Games that didn't happen
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Johnny Weissmuller: from Olympic gold to cinema stardom
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Mascots: bringing the Olympic spirit to life
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Advertising Philips Radio at the 1948 London Olympic Games
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Sjoukje Dijkstra: champion figure skater
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Fanny Durack: winner of the first women’s Olympic swimming medal
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Swimmer and survivor: Hungarian Olympic champion Éva Székely
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Athlete Jesse Owens: battling poverty and racial bigotry with sporting success
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Ben Bril: the youngest-ever Olympic boxer
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Pole-vaulting into politics: Władysław Kozakiewicz's 1980 Olympics gesture
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Lonkero: Finnish drinks invented for the 1952 Olympics