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Racism by omission

Image of the Lindisfarne Stone from Holy Island, Northumbria. It shows seven warriors, possibly vikings. The Vikings’ first recorded raid on Lindisfarne took place in AD 793. (Photo by CM Dixon/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Why did the Vikings’ violent raids begin?

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Ten things to do in … December

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A people’s charter for the outdoors

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Ten things to do in . . . November

‘Battle of Quiberon Bay' (c1765), from 'Old Naval Prints' by Charles N Robinson and Geoffrey Holme (The Studio Limited, London), 1924. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

The battle for Britain 1759

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When does history end?

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A bridge too far

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Making immigration work for Britain: what can we learn from history?

Portrait of King Henry V of England (1387-1422), dated 15th century. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Henry V: the cruel king

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Ten things to do in . . . October

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The Lancaster Bomber: the plane that broke the Reich

A reminder written on the pavement to tell residents to carry their gas masks with them

1939: Was Britain ready for war?

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Ten things to do in . . . September

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The truth behind ‘The Tudors’ TV show