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Politicians should resist the urge to invoke the wartime spirit

<> on May 30, 2014 in Kirkwall, Scotland.

Prehistoric village people: exploring the Orkney Islands

An aerial view of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Geography has been

The surprisingly long history of humanity’s political development

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Illustration by Jonty Clark.

Ye Olde Travel Guide: Samarkand 1404 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A woodcut showing Prince Rupert of the Rhine's pet poodle Boy being killed at the battle of Marston Moor

The prince and the devil dog: the strange story of Prince Rupert’s poodle ‘Boy’

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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. He

My history hero: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

When Victoria wed, she wore white so the crowds could see her from afar. (Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

The A to Z of royal weddings with Tracy Borman

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A woodcut showing the Globe Theatre, one of London's most famous landmarks and the venue most closely associated with Shakespeare's plays. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Where history happened: Elizabethan drama . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A woman empties a chamber pot in this wood carving from c1489. In the medieval period,

5 of the worst smells in medieval London

Britain's decision to join the Common Market made front page news in the early Seventies. (Photo by Douglas Miller/Keystone/Getty Images)

A big day in history: the debate on whether Britain should join the European Community

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A portrait of the great lexicographer Samuel Johnson.

My history hero: Samuel Johnson (1709-84) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A scene from Edmund Spenser's 'Shepherd's Calendar' (1597). The concept of 'society' entered the English language in the 16th century, and its influence was soon being felt in all corners of the nation. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

The Library The Elizabethan big society

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Ye olde travel guide: Acre AD 1272 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Q&A: Why didn’t Britain attempt to hinder Italy’s 1935 invasion of Abyssinia by preventing the Italian fleet from using the Suez Canal?

The ruined site of Clonmacnoise in County Offaly, Ireland. (Getty Images)

Where history happened: the Wars of the Three Kingdoms part 2