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An illustration of Rugby school from the magazine 'The Illustrated London News', 1862. (De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images)

Schools of hard knocks: Georgian and Victorian public schools . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Nelson: a life of heroism and scandal . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Visitors promenade alongside a lake with Surrey Zoological Gardens in the background, 1844 (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Victorian zoos Animal attraction in the 19th century . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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The race to identify all living creatures . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

English prime minister Spencer Perceval being assassinated by bankrupt businessman John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons

Why was Spencer Perceval assassinated? Inside the killing of a Georgian prime minister

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Exterior of the White House, Washington, D.C

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Portrait of George III.

Quiz How well do you know the Georgian period?

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A painting shows the West Africa Squadron ship The Black Joke engaging the Spanish slaver El Almirante in 1829. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

Britain’s war on the slave ships: how the Royal Navy policed the Atlantic in the 19th century . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Boston Tea Party Igniting a revolution . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Week four Slavery and abolition . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Week 2 Regency culture . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.