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Mel Gibson in 'The Patriot'. (© Kobal Collection)

The American War of Independence: Three Films

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Britain’s Catholic emancipation . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winston Graham’s central relationship – between the gentlemanly Ross Poldark and Demelza Carne, an illiterate young kitchen maid – is highly unusual. But was there a real ‘Ross and Demelza’ in history? (Photo by Mammoth Screen/BBC)

Poldark series 3 recap – what happened and what is the real history behind the hit TV series?

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The history of Britain’s roads

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The remarkable history of the Netherlands . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

N Dubois de Chémant demonstrating his own, and a grotesque female patient's false teeth, to a prospective male patient with grossly disfigured teeth. (Wellcome Collection)

A bite-sized history of teeth

A portrait of actress Nell Gwynn, longtime mistress to King Charles II.

From Nell to Meghan: 10 romances between actors and royals

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The Georgian guide to perfect parenting

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The beach at Lyme Regis, on the Jurassic Coast of Devon and Dorset, has attracted fossil hunters for centuries. (Getty Images)

Where history happened: Georgian fossil hunting . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The failings of the French Revolution . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

English actor Trevor Howard as Captain William Bligh on the set of 'Mutiny On The Bounty', directed by Lewis Milestone, 1962. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Q&A Was Captain Bligh hated by the crew of the Bounty?

A crowd admiring the artworks at an exhibition by the Royal Academy of Arts in Burlington House, London. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A brief history of London tourism since 1800

An illustration of Peter Williamson

Peter Williamson: The diehard Scot

Napoleon Bonaparte of France. (Hulton Fine Art Collection via Getty Images)

Bad manners and a game of thrones: inside the court of Napoleon Bonaparte

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Shackles that were used to tether slaves, on display at the International Slavery Museum. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

History explorer: the British slave trade . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.