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Portrait of Miranda Kaufmann. (Image by Jeni Nott)

History explorer: Africans in Tudor and Stuart Britain . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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African history special . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Looking inside ancient Egyptian mummies

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Tasmanian aborigines and the historic importance of the River Nile . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Q&A What overtook the Great Pyramid of Giza as the tallest manmade structure?

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Journalist Ruth First, pictured right, at Anti-Apartheid Movement's freedom day rally in Trafalgar Square, London in 1965. Also pictured are actor Patrick Wymark (left) and Bishop Reeves (middle). (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

My history hero: Ruth First (1925-82) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The 11kg mask depicts an idealised portrait of the young king. The Egyptians thought that the flesh of gods was made of gold, and so fittingly used this metal to create the mask. The eyes were made of quartz.

Discovering Tutankhamun

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Idris Elba (Nelson Mandela) in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Historian at the Movies: Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom reviewed . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ed Morrison with Nelson Mandela. (Image: Ed Morrison)

When I met Mandela: 1995 Rugby World Cup final

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Nelson and Winnie Mandela days after his release, 1990. (Photo by Gideon Mendel/Corbis)

Nelson Mandela: “a symbol of the struggle against racism”

Robert Cornelius poses for the camera in what is believed to be the world's first self-portrait produced by a photograph, 1839. (Robert Cornelius/Getty Images)

Self-portraits: How people took selfies in the past

The Library Britain’s brutal battles for hearts and minds

The three Kenyans who were tortured by British forces in the 1950s are joined by supporters at a demonstration outside the Royal Courts of Justice. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

History on trial

An illustration depicting the battle of Naseby, arguably one of the most significant land battles in British history. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

20 important battles that shaped Britain