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Pleb: a history of the word that sparked ‘plebgate’

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10 facts about Clifton Suspension Bridge

British statesman and writer Winston Churchill, aged 26. Photograph by Elliott & Fry. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Books interview with Boris Johnson: “Churchill was a tremendous bully in some ways, but we needed a bully”

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The historians’ take on… The house price boom

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TV & radio: what to tune in to next week (5–11 December)

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My favourite place: Luxor, Egypt

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A portrait of Charles II, by 17th-century painter John Michael Wright

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8 facts about Old Sarum – an Iron Age fort, Roman settlement and medieval city

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Pliny the Elder depicted in a mid-12th century miniature, writing and giving his book to Roman emperor Vespasian. (Photo by Photo12/UIG/Getty Images)

My history hero Pliny the Elder (AD 23–79) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Malcolm X chats with Eric Abrahams – the Oxford Union president who vowed to “fill the room with blacks” – before giving his famous address on 3 December 1964. (Getty)

Malcolm X in Oxford: Black power amid dreaming spires

Historic San Felipe de Barajas castle is one of the main attractions in Cartagena, Colombia. (Image: Thinkstock by Getty Images)

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My favourite place: Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

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My favourite place: Miranda Kaufmann

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Tudors at sea: 8 ways to survive a voyage

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Coughton Court, an English country house

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The Peasants’ Revolt: did Richard II side with the rebels?