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21 July

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A bust of Roman emperor Vespasian, founder of the Flavian Dynasty.

‘I’m becoming a god!’ How unlikely emperor Vespasian restored Rome – and gave it its gladiatorial heart

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17 July

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A crusader army led by French king Louis IX clashes with Ayyubid forces at Mansurah in 1250. Two centuries of warfare across the Middle East “drew a torrent of often dangerous young men into the region”, writes Steve Tibble. (Photo by Getty Images)

Crusader criminals: why medieval knights went rogue in the Holy Land . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Kavita Puri’s hidden histories: how Gurdip Singh Chaggar’s murder in 1976 sparked a youth movement . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Priest's Hole, formerly a medieval sewer, beneath the kitchen in Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire.

A perilous game of hide and seek The history of priest holes and hunters

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12 July

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King Robert I of Scotland statue at Stirling Castle.

The man, the myth, the murderer: how Robert the Bruce slaughtered his way to the throne . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.