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The 16th-century tower of Belém

My favourite place: Lisbon, Portugal

An attendant and his guard dog at the world's first pet cemetery, Paris,

A dog’s-eye view of Paris

A 'full English' breakfast

Q&A Why is a fry-up breakfast called a ‘full English’?

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When Hitler took cocaine

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Artist Leonora Carrington

My history hero: Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Saranda Kolones, Kato Pathos Archaeological Park

My favourite place: Cyprus

Cuban photographer Alberto Korda

Q&A Where did the famous portrait of Che Guevara come from?

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Emmeline Pankhurst

My history hero: Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Inishbofin, Ireland

My favourite place: Inishbofin, Ireland

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A British sergeant measure the chest sizes of Indian men

Books interview with Yasmin Khan: “By the end of the war, few people in the Raj believed it could continue to exist” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Elizabeth II in a garden with one of her dogs, March 1953. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

Elizabeth II: the queen who saved the royals

Photo of Derinkuyu Underground City

Q&A Have people ever lived underground?

Corfu: a Greek island getaway that owes much of its popularity to the Venetians. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: Corfu, Greece

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The golden age of murder: Agatha Christie and the Detection Club

Lion Capital of the Pillars of Ashoka from Sarnath. (iStock / Getty Images Plus)

The many lives of India