England

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Erddig, Wrexham

Three coal miners. (Photo by W. Eugene Smith/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

History through the eyes of the working man

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Royal Gunpowder Mills, Essex

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A portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft.

History hero Jo Brand chooses Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–97) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Helmingham Hall, Suffolk

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Strangers’ Hall, Norwich

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Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire

The Spanish Armada: Tudor spin portrayed the events of August 1588 as a glorious English victory but, argues Robert Hutchinson, bad weather and bad tactics had more to do with the Spanish fleet's failure than Elizabethan derring-do. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The Spanish Armada: England’s lucky escape

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General prehistory

Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire

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Visit historic Warwick

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Grosvenor Museum, Chester

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Polperro Museum, Cornwall

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Thomas Cromwell: a thug in a doublet?

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Bridgnorth Castle, Shropshire

A noisy history of the world