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Dr Ben Raffield explains how in the ninth and tenth centuries, Scandinavian laws and customs prevailed across a swathe of what’s now northern and eastern England. (Image by Getty Images)

The Danelaw: a Viking kingdom in England? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Harriet Atkinson takes us back to 1951’s Festival of Britain, a celebration of a nation rising from the ashes of war. (Image by Getty Images)

Britain’s great postwar party . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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)

Your guide to the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381

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The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was a key moment in the reign of King Richard II. New research is revealing just how well-organised an operation it was. (Image by Getty Images)

The Peasants’ Revolt: who were the rebels of 1381? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Richard 3 Quiz

Quiz Richard III: how much do you know about the last Plantagenet king? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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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Nathen Amin discusses the plots and conspiracies that threatened to unseat Henry VII from his throne. (Illustration by Eleanor Taylor)

The pretenders who threatened Henry VII’s crown . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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The battle of Waterloo: 10 key questions answered

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Britain's Greatest Prime Minister Podcast Series From HistoryExtra

Who was Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister? Episode 1: Robert Walpole . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II reaches an accord with the Muslim sultan al-Kamil in 1229 that saw Jerusalem handed to the crusaders. This is just one instance of cooperation between east and west in the era (though the two men never actually met in person). (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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

Europe’s greatest martyr: how Thomas Becket rose from the dead

Wood engraving from The Graphic magazine features an illustration of a young man running with the ball during a football match on a grassy field, late 19th century. (Photo by Stock Montage/Getty Images)

5 facts about the history of football