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A woman looks at 'The Recognition of Philopoemen', c1609 by Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens at the Museo del Prado, Madrid. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

A beginner’s guide to art history

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Mary Shelley and her monster . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Gary Oldman portrays Winson Churchill in 'Darkest Hour'. (© 2017 FOCUS FEATURES LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)

‘Darkest Hour’: an interview with director Joe Wright

A new career in a new town: The image of David Bowie used for the cover of “Heroes”, the musician’s 1977 Berlin-recorded album. The cover photo was inspired by a painting by German artist Erich Heckel, whose subject strikes a similar pose. (Image by Getty Images)

Bowie’s Berlin: the city that shaped a 1970s masterpiece

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The tragedy of Lady Jane Grey . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tomb of Siptah, Valley of the Kings (Photo by Pierre TETREL/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Q&A Why were cats so important in Ancient Egypt?

Alexander Fleming, the Scottish bacteriologist who inadvertently discovered the world's first antibiotic after leaving a petri dish unwashed while he went on holiday. (Bettman via Getty Images)

6 trivial decisions that changed British history

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Ron Chernow on Alexander Hamilton: the man behind the hit musical . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My favourite place: Marrakech, Morocco

Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin stands beside an American flag, soon after landing on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission. (Photo by NASA/Liaison)

Opinion Was the Moon landing really a great leap for mankind?

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Has the world been blinded by Nefertiti’s beauty?

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Fiona Sampson "Mary never shook off the consequences of eloping with Shelley" . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History explorer: Public libraries . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.