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Amelia Earhart, Princess Diana, Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks and Marie Curie. (Photo by Getty Images)

20 inspirational quotes from women through history

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Mary Sarotte reveals how US and Russian leaders squandered the opportunity to forge a lasting partnership at the dawn of the 1990s. (Image by Getty Images)

9 history podcast episodes that chart Russia and Ukraine’s changing interactions with the world . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Neil MacGregor is a broadcaster, author and former director of the British Museum

Neil MacGregor "We decide for ourselves who we think we are – and museums are central to that" . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Louis Wain, c1900, with one of his pet cats. Photo by Ernest H. Mills/Getty Images)

Louis Wain: the cat-loving artist who forever changed the way that we see our feline friends . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Curling stones during a match at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah

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A brief history of curling – from medieval Scotland to the Winter Olympics

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Valentine's celebrations in history From fertility festivals to the first cards

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A lobbycard for the 1923 film Is Conan Doyle Right? (Photo by LMPC via Getty Images)

The supernatural interests of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Charles and Camilla, 1979

Charles and Camilla A history of their romance

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Elitism in cricket: a history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Queen Elizabeth II: the constant face of a changing Britain . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British army soldiers face off against a group of Irish civilians

Why we should remember… Bloody Sunday

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What makes for a good peace? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The final instalment in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1950–1999. (Image by Getty Images)

Turning points 1956: The shock of Suez . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 15th-century manuscript depicts soldiers using crossbows during the Battle of Crecy in 1346

A short history of long-distance warfare

John Duval Gluck, Jr, 'the Santa Claus man', pictured left, visiting the General Post Office to promote the Santa Claus Association’s benefit show

The con man who saved Christmas