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Dissection of human cadaver by physicians

Ask the medieval doctor: 6 ailments and their treatments

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A medieval couple being married by a clergyman

Love and marriage in medieval England

Black and white image of the Victorian memorial statue of Florence Nightingale 1820-1910 in London, England, UK who was an English nurse known as 'the lady with the lamp, who cared for wounded soldiers in the Crimean War

Why Florence Nightingale was so much more than the ‘Lady with the Lamp’

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Florence Nightingale

The life and legend of Florence Nightingale . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sir Barry Cunliffe and a team of archaeologist roll up a Roman mosaic at Fishbourne Roman palace

Roll up, roll up: how the Roman mosaics at Fishbourne Palace were saved

Queen Victoria c1870

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What was a drunkard's cloak used for? This illustration shows a man wearing the archaic punishment tool designed to punish habitual drinkers. (Photo by Getty Images)

Q&A What was a drunkard’s cloak used for?

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Miners work hard in cramped conditions at the pit face in Ellington Colliery, Northumberland, 1951 (Photo by Getty Images)

The Northumbrians: from Bede to Geordie Shore . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Painting of Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great and Edington: how the King of Wessex became great

VE Day revellers blowing party trumpets

Second World War

In pictures: jubilant VE Day street party celebrations

Postcards from the past competition

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Victorian family. (Photo by Sean Sexton-Getty images)

The Victorians: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Linda Porter

Linda Porter “You’ve got to be impressed by how these women played the system” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The opening of the Great Exhibition by Queen Victoria on 1 May 1851. (The Print Collector/Getty Images)

“A wonder of the world”: Queen Victoria opens the Great Exhibition at the famous Crystal Palace