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An aerial image of Maiden Castle, site of Britain's largest hillfort. (Photo by Robert Harding/Getty Images)

What was life like in the Iron Age? Plus 6 places in Britain to explore . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration by Lynn Hatzius

Britain’s Bonnie and Clyde

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Second World War

The cruel cost of the Blitz: how did everyday Britons rebuild their lives?

John Blanke. (Illustration: Rose Wilkinson for BBC History Magazine)

Black faces of Tudor England

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Charles II on the run . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British prime minister Winston Churchill and home secretary John Anderson leave 10 Downing Street, London, after a War Council meeting in May 1940. (Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The May 1940 War Cabinet Crisis: Churchill’s darkest hour?

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What are Henry VIII powers?

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High Victorian style garden designed by James Bateman. (Getty Images)

History explorer Victorian gardens . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British prime minister Winston Churchill greeting the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. From left to right: Princess Elizabeth II; the Queen Mother; Churchill, King George VI and Princess Margaret. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Buckingham Palace’s balcony: a focal point for national celebration

A map of London dating from c1572. (Getty Images)

Life in Tudor London

Illustration by Sarah Young

Ælfthryth: England’s first queen

Travelling Mass set, c1535, consisting of a silver-gilt chalice; a paten (Communion plate) and a glass bottle for wine, with a leather box in which to carry them. (Photo by Museum of London/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Henry VIII’s savage Reformation

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Who decided Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, should be executed?

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History of Harrods: a brief guide to the Knightsbridge landmark

Irish national hero Hugh O'Neill, the 2nd Earl of Tyrone, makes a formal submission to the English following the suppression of his Irish rebellion, 1603. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Library Hugh O’Neill: Elizabeth I’s Irish nemesis