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Telling the story of modern Jerusalem. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tales from history's toilets. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A man holds his head in his hands as he is visited by the ghostly apparition of a woman. A photographer's assistant is visible at centre, right.

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Halloween stories10 terrifying tales from medieval to modern history

Halloween card depicts a pair of girls as they look out of a window as a witch (with a black cat) rides a broom across a full moon, early 20th century.

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A vessel at sea comes across the mythical ghost ship The Flying Dutchman

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Michael Wood on Gaza's astonishing cultural heritage. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Napoleon Bonaparte retreats from Moscow, as depicted in a painting from 1851. The French leader is the classic example of a man driven to wage war by a lust for power, says Richard Overy. (Photo by Getty Images)

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The Catalan Atlas from 1375

North, south, east and west: how ancient civilisations found their bearings before the compass. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Shopping and snacking: a social history of the high street. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Stonehenge, castle and bridge

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InterviewCharlotte Lydia Riley: “We need to get rid of the idea that Britain was humanitarian in its imperialism. That needs to go”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Should period dramas reflect modern sensibilities? (Photo by Hugh Cowling)

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Hidden environmental histories of the last 500 years. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Viking trade, Titanic and Olympic rings: history behind the headlines. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Chinese tank nears the city of Lang Son in Vietnam, 1979 and (right) Chinese and Vietnamese ministers meet for talks, 1991. Rana Mitter highlights the role of diplomacy in bringing war between Vietnam and China to an end.

Historians debate: how do intractable conflicts come to an end?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on the rise of Britain's universities. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Native Americans: a history of power and survival

Our 10,000-year quest for equality. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why was Mozart obsessed with poo?

Women at Kappa Kappa Gamma and Gamma Phi Beta Houses of University of California at Los Angeles in 1952

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What is Greek life?

A 14th-century depiction of a lady and youth playing a game of draughts (Photo by Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Norse god of war and All-father, Odin, next to Germanic princess Brunhild

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Fierce and furious: who are the most powerful gods of war throughout world history?