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Richard III discovery . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Leicester ‘not trusted’ with Richard III remains

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Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield

An illustration depicting the battle of Naseby, arguably one of the most significant land battles in British history. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

20 important battles that shaped Britain

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The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, London

Winston Churchill, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, gives his 'victory' sign while making a polling day tour of his constituency during an election. (Getty Images)

Are these the most overrated people in history?

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Where history happened: the cult of Thomas Becket . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Rydal Mount, Cumbria

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Historic Helmsley

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Suzannah Lipscomb on the importance of the Tudors . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A sketch of a young woman miner pulling a cart filled with coal. From the report of the Royal Commission, c1842. (Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

The scandal of female miners in 19th-century Britain

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Cowdray, West Sussex

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Visit historic Carlisle

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Rochester Castle

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Shibden Hall, Halifax