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The ‘Eye of Providence’, a symbol linked to the Illuminati, stares out from the reverse side of all US one-dollar bills

The Illuminati: 13 questions about the clandestine secret society answered

William Blake: “artist or genius, or mystic, or madman”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An aerial view of Tahiti

Jeanne Baret: the first known woman to circumnavigate the globe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Blackface: a brief history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Carlo Broschi (stage name Farinelli), the most famous opera singer of the 18th century. (Photo By DEA/A. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini/Getty Images)

Castrated Georgian opera stars: the stars of the 18th century

'Sanditon' - an adaption of Jane Austen's unfinished novel of the same name – is currently airing in the UK on ITV. Pictured: Clara Brereton (played by Lily Sacofsky), Esther Denham (Charlotte Spencer), Lady Denham (Anne Reid) and Edward Denham (Jack Fox). (Photo by RED PLANET/ITV)

Your guide to Sanditon, Jane Austen’s last unfinished work

This caricature of those meetings depicts proceedings turning to chaos, thanks to the arrival of Napoleon – freshly escaped from his exile on Elba before 'the cake' (Europe) has even been cut

Europe after Napoleon: what the Congress of Vienna meant for the coalition powers

Napoleon's planned invasion of England: what went wrong?

A red herring on a plate

Q&AWhy do we say ‘red herring’?

A portrait of Napoleon

Napoleon: a life in 10 objects

Napoleon Bonaparte on his deathbed. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Image)

What killed Napoleon Bonaparte?

A cartoon of Napoleon and King George III.

Q&AHow tall was Napoleon Bonaparte?

Painting of Napoleon in St Helena

Napoleon on St Helena: how exile became the French emperor's last battle

An early 19th-century painting of Napoleon Bonaparte

Q&AWhere is Napoleon buried?

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte: facts about his life, death and career

The storming of the Bastille, 14 July 1789, as depicted by artist Charles Thévenin

Napoleon’s chance: why the French Revolution was Bonaparte's big break

Outlander: the real history that inspired the time-slip drama

French cuirassiers charging a British infantry square at the battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1906). From Cassell's 'Illustrated History of England, Vol. V' (Cassell and Company Limited, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne). Artist P Jazet. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

QuizBattle of Waterloo. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The battle of Waterloo: 10 key questions answered

Who was Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister? Episode 1: Robert Walpole. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The bigamy trial that scandalised Georgian England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Young woman gets hair cut in to a bob

A brief history of changing hairstyles

Mutiny at sea: the forgotten story of murder and brutality aboard HMS Wager

Napoleon: the rise and fall of a dictator

Portrait of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) by Joseph Highmore (Photo by Alamy)

The feminist who waged war on smallpox. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Robert Walpole, the first prime minister of Great Britain

Robert Walpole: Britain's first prime minister

Battle of Culloden. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Your guide to the battle of Culloden – plus 7 myths busted

Ammonite and the real fossil hunter Mary Anning. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A set of dentures belonging to George Washington. The first US president wore fake teeth for much of his life

Q&ADid George Washington have wooden teeth?

A portrait of Marie Antoinette

Q&ADid Marie Antoinette really say “let them eat cake”?