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A portrait of Louis XIV in 1701.

From musketeers to Macron: 10 remarkable facts about the Sun King, Louis XIV

Rotten boroughs cartoon

9 general election curiosities through history

(Illustration by Davide Bonazzi for BBC World Histories Magazine)

How the American Revolution created a global storm

A voter in a British election in 1923.

A new political climate? The UK’s long tradition of winter elections

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Richard Nixon gives a thumbs-up

Presidents under pressure: the resignation of Richard Nixon and the impeachment case against Trump . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tourists at Stonehenge

Stonehenge: a prehistoric tourist trap

The Cunard liner Lusitania

How did Britain react to the sinking of the Lusitania?

Queen Elizabeth I

“All unperfect and incorrect”: Tracy Borman on the discovery of an Elizabethan gem

A 15th-century miniature from 'La Vraye Histoire du Bon Roy Alixandre'. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

6 Christmas party tips from the past

The figure of Santa Claus is the very embodiment of the modern American secular Christmas. (Image by Bettmann/Getty Images)

How America captured Christmas

A stained glass depiction of the nativity.

The history of the nativity: how much is known about the birth of Jesus?

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A statue of Leif Eriksson, Erik the Red's son, who sailed to North America, c1000 AD. (Image by RF/Getty Images)

Russia, North America and the Middle East: where did the Vikings visit to trade and raid? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Varangian Guard, as shown in the 12th-century Madrid Skylitzes. Around this time, the guard, which protected the Byzantine emperor, was apparently dominated by English warriors who had fled the Norman conquest. (Image by Bridgeman)

A medieval new England: the Anglo-Saxons’ eastern odyssey

Einstein on the run

Einstein on the run: when the brilliant scientist fled to England

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Knole, a house on an epic scale that's now run by the National Trust.

Explore Knole: the grandest of family homes . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.