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An 1824 cartoon depicting the drinking escapades of Oxford students. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The history of student life: 7 things you didn’t know

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Emma Dabiri. (Photo by Fran Monks)

Why black hair matters . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

One of the earliest and most famous examples of extremism comes from ancient Rome. Starting in 264 BC and continuing for more than a century, Rome engaged in a series of wars with neighbouring Carthage. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A brief history of extremism – from ancient Rome to al Qaeda

1935: Two men making a fireworks set piece with the slogan 'God Save The King' for despatch abroad, for the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Q&A ‘God Save The Queen’: how old is the British national anthem?

US infantrymen in snowdrifts

Second World War

Q&A Why is Hitler’s Ardennes campaign called the battle of the Bulge?

Medieval trepanning

General prehistory

Q&A What is trepanning?

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Winchester Cathedral

From King Alfred to Jane Austen: a historical tour of Winchester . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration by Davide Bonazzi

Have nuclear weapons helped to maintain global peace?

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(Photo by Westend61/Roman Märzinger/Getty Images)

The Zinoviev Letter conspiracy . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Prime ministers Robert Walpole and Boris Johnson

From Walpole to Boris: a brief history of Eton College and the 20 prime ministers it has produced

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The HMS Victory in Portsmouth

A visit to HMS Victory, Nelson’s flagship at Trafalgar . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Venus de Milo sculpture

Q&A When was the Venus de Milo found?

The ancient Greek physician Dioscorides

General ancient history

Happy plants and laughing weeds: how people of the ancient world used – and abused – drugs

Da Vinci's Mona Lisa portrait

Q&A Who was the Mona Lisa?

The Ashes urn, a cricketing trophy

In pictures: The Ashes through history