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Pyramids at Giza. (DEA/A Vergani/De Agostini/Getty Images)

Ancient Egyptian family trees: are present-day Egyptians the descendants of the ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids?

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Henry Cabot Lodge Jr (centre) at a UN Security Council meeting concerning the Suez crisis. (Photo by Lisa Larsen/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

Blood and sand: Suez, Hungary and the crisis that shook the world

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The most popular historical figures you’ve (probably) never heard of

The Valletta skyline – in the centre is St Paul's Anglican Cathedral and Carmelite Church. (Photo by Getty Images)

My favourite place: Malta

A portrait of Queen Elizabeth I painted by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

How Shakespeare rewrote history

Elizabeth I’s Armada portrait. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images

The Tudors’ unlikely allies

Statue at temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Luxor (Photo by Getty)

Hatshepsut: a guide to the life and rule of ancient Egypt’s female pharaoh

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Q&A How did ancient Egyptians mummify a body?

A vintage photograph showing an unknown man standing behind a stall selling lemonade, root beer and ice cream – among other things.

Q&A Who invented lemonade?

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The big questions of ancient Egypt

Photo of ancient public toilets

General ancient history

Q&A How old is the toilet seat?

Female warriors from Benin

Q&A Has there ever been a women-only army?

Bet Giorgis, Ethiopia

My favourite place: Northern Ethiopia

A portrait of greek scientist Claudius Ptolemy

Books interview with Steven Weinberg: “The history of science can prevent us from making the mistakes of the past”