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20th Century

Frozen Charlotte dolls: the Victorian Barbie

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10 November

Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Damien Lewis as Henry VIII in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
Tudor

Thomas Cromwell on screen: is Wolf Hall the best depiction of the Tudor statesman?

London crowds celebrating the signing of the armistice at the end of the First World War.
First World War

Armistice Day: what does it commemorate? Why are poppies worn? Plus 4 more things you need to know

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History TV and radio in the UK: what’s on our screens this week?

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Two men threshing sheaf (From the Luttrell Psalter), ca 1330. Found in the collection of British Library. Artist : Anonymous. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
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Richard Nixon gives the thumbs-up after his resignation
General History

6 shocking presidential scandals that rocked the White House: from the Petticoat Affair to Clinton-Lewinsky