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Neville Chamberlain speaks to a crowd after meeting Hitler, Mussolini, and Deladier to settle the question of the Czecho-Slovak dispute. (Photo by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Adrian Tinniswood explores the fascinating history of Britain’s royal households, from the Tudor period until today. Here, Queen Victoria is surrounded by members of the royal family at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. (Photo by Getty Images)

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A portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte fleeing from the battlefield of Waterloo (18 June 1815) after his defeat by the British under Wellington and the Prussians commanded by Blucher. A print from 'Le Patriote Illustre'. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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