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Thomas Blood stealing the Crown Jewels

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An illustration of the barons compelling King John to ratify Magna Carta, 1215. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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History hero Martha Lane Fox chooses Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000)

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The state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill

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Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector

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