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A 1646 engraving of John Lilburne behind bars. The outspoken critic of successive governments spent half his life imprisoned or in exile. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

John Lilburne: the rebel they couldn’t gag

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, supervises the removal of fittings from a room at Kensington Palace, which she had occupied as lady in waiting to Queen Anne of England. The wife of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and a trusted confidante to Queen Anne, she was politically highly influential until her dismissal in 1711. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

5 women who challenged the Westminster boys’ club in the 18th century

Wat Pra Singh is among the most visited temples in Chiang Mai, Thailand. (Photo by Getty Images)

General ancient history

My favourite place: Chiang Mai, Thailand

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My history hero: Robert Lindsay chooses Richard III . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Paul Morland. (Photo by Frank Monks)

Books interview with Paul Morland: “Even the Spanish flu pandemic wasn’t enough to stop population growth” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Anne, based on a work by Sir Godfrey Kneller, c1702–10. Anne's reign saw women take centre stage in fierce political debates. (Photo by Bridgeman/National Trust Photographic Library)

Queen Anne’s feuding favourites

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Historian Nick Barratt.

Medieval civil war . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The 17th-century church of Santi Luca e Martina overlooks the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Roman Forum

Explore Rome, Italy: the 'eternal city' . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The history of the calendar

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Indian troops cooking in their camp kitchen in Marseilles. (Photo by Mirrorpix)

Indians in World War One . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tudor advent calendar

24 facts about Christmas in the Tudor period

English crime writer Agatha Christie and her daughter, Rosalind, are featured in a newspaper article reporting the mysterious disappearance of the novelist, 1926. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

8 weird things that have happened during the festive season through history

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Herbert Hasler, one of the Cockelshell heroes, seen here at work on his sloop at the Don Fuller boatyard, Bosham, Sussex. 1st March 1966. (Image by Getty)

My history hero: Paddy Ashdown chooses ‘Blondie’ Hasler . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, c. 1521 - 1608, known as Bess of Hardwick (Photo by Alamy)

Bess of Hardwick: a Tudor success story . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.