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Q&A: How did the Romans write fractions?.

It’s time we ditched the myth of German small-arms supremacy.

Arundel Castle, West Sussex

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'Vampire' skeletons found in Bulgaria

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Rabbit holiday

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Burst bubble

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Circulation: William Harvey’s Revolutionary Idea

Ye Olde Travel Guide: Meknes 1681.

A photograph of J Meade Falkner, c1915. He "had an extraordinary mind, the type you don't come across often," says Chris de Burgh of the novelist. (Public Domain)

My history hero: J Meade Falkner (1858-1932).

The Flight of Bonaparte from the Battle of Krasnoi, 1815. Artist: Sutherland, Thomas (1785-1838)

How Napoleon was humbled.

Durham Cathedral on a sunny day. Taken near to the water of the River Wear. (Dreamstime)

Where history happened: pilgrimage.

Richard I (also known as Richard the Lionheart) frequently dated documents with the 'regnal year'. An example of this might be "Winchester on the 23 day of April in the fifth year of our reign", which would translate to 23 April 1194. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

A legacy of the lionheart.

The charge of the Scots Greys at the battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815, was immortalised in this famous painting of 1881 by Lady Elizabeth Butler (1846-1933). (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Fighting Scots.

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The BBC Story

Hitler greets admirers when he was still enormously popular. (Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Dear Mr Hitler.

Pickering Castle, North Yorkshire

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Thrash away!

Is there evidence of prejudice against left-handers in the medieval period?.

Afghanistan: The Great Game – A Personal View By Rory Stewart

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Golf vs Work

Tiw’s company

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General prehistory

Clearwell Caves, Gloucestershire

Viking sagas and royal pageants.

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The Schartz-Metterklume Method

Provost Skene's House, Aberdeen

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The Wipers Times

Major Roy Farran (seated, centre) at a press conference on his return from Palestine, 1947. (Bentley Archive/Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Trouble in Palestine.

Members of the royal family on board the royal barge 'Spirit of Chartwell'. (Rota/Anwar Hussein/Getty Images)

The LibraryThe Thames triumphant: royal parties on London's grandest street

A cartoon depiction of mythical Luddite leader Ned Ludd. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Where history happened: Luddites.