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Julian of Norwich holds her famous book in a sculpture at the doors of Norwich Cathedral. (Photo by Creative Commons Wiki)

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Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. (Photo by Getty Images)

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A depiction of the Norman army, from the Bayeux Tapestry

Everything you wanted to know about the 1066 Norman invasion and the battle of Hastings – but were afraid to ask

Engraving of emperor Commodus's death

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Miniature from an Apocalypse of Cambrai depicting the opening of the sixth seal: an earthquake occurs and the sun becomes black. Municipal library, Cambrai, France. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Photograph of John Snow in 1856

The Broad Street cholera outbreak: how bad was it and how was it contained?

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Illustration of Elizabeth I in a cage

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Ramsay MacDonald, the first British Labour prime minister, pictured after the general election of 1931

A brief history of the Labour Party

Britons watch Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas message in 1958. (© Topfoto)

A brief history of the Christmas Speech

Photo of sand dunes

Why the American Wild West was a “hotbed of scientific discovery”

Postcard of a group of men wearing identical clothing boarding a boat for a stag party, c1914. (Photo via Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

Stag nights and hen dos: a brief history of bachelor and bachelorette parties

The figure Mulan on a silk print, c19th century

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Mulan: the history of the Chinese legend behind the film

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Illustration of Boudica, victorious over the Romans

What if… Boudica had defeated the Romans? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Florence Nightingale

Nursing by numbers: how Florence Nightingale campaigned for better conditions