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'Sanditon' - an adaption of Jane Austen's unfinished novel of the same name – is currently airing in the UK on ITV. Pictured: Clara Brereton (played by Lily Sacofsky), Esther Denham (Charlotte Spencer), Lady Denham (Anne Reid) and Edward Denham (Jack Fox). (Photo by RED PLANET/ITV)

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French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant holding the skull of Yorik

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British prime minister Clement Attlee reading a document in his office, 27 July 1946. (Photo by Haywood Magee/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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An early Christian standing stone situated in an open field at Gelligaer Common near Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. (Getty Images)

Where history happened: the villages that disappeared

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The death of Wat Tyler', 1859. Tyler was a leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England, which saw a group of rebels march on London to oppose the institution of a poll tax and demand economic and social reforms. He was killed by officers loyal to King Richard II during negotiations at Smithfield, London. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Portrait of King George V of England. (Photo by Getty Images)

Your guide to King George V: facts about his life, reign and death

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Opulent headquarters East India House in London, 1850. From inside this grand building, the East India Company directors oversaw the governance of India and its associated territories (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

1838: A year in the life of the British empire

A portrait of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare: a guide to the life of England's greatest playwright

The battle of Waterloo: 10 key questions answered

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Muslim-Crusader interactions: a clash of civilisations?

Peter O’Toole (top) plays Henry II alongside Richard Burton

"Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?" The truth behind Henry II's notorious lament

Four knights hack Thomas Becket to death

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5 facts about the history of football

A 1782 cartoon by James Gillray that depicts Buller as ‘Judge Thumb’. (Photo by Library of Congress)

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The Imperial State Crown

Second World War

Q&AWhere were the crown jewels kept during World War II?

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The battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066. Had Harold survived it, William might have found his position untenable because of straightforward logistics, says historian Marc Morris

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Miniature depicting scenes from the Battle of Tewkesbury, where Edward IV defeated the Lancastrian forces of Margaret of Anjou

How Edward IV reclaimed his throne at the battle of Tewkesbury

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King John hunting on horseback, 14th century. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Portrait of John of Gaunt

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A depiction of the Norman army, from the Bayeux Tapestry

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