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The Tibetan plateau lies at an altitude averaging over 4,500 metres above sea level

In the footsteps of Sir Francis Younghusband’s 1903 invasion of Tibet

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Colourful streets of the Bo-Kaap district in Cape Town South Africa

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Anonymous engraving, master of the garden of love, 15th century, France, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale. (Photo by: Photo12/UIG via Getty Images)

7 ways to say “I love you” in medieval Europe

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British leader of the Labour Party Clement Attlee leaves the Treasury, 27 May 1945. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)

My history hero: Clement Attlee (1883–1967) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Robin Hood statue outside Nottingham Castle. (Getty Images)

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Bombay, the East India Company's port on the Malabar Coast of India, 1755. Company trading vessels are depicted in the foreground and quayside warehouses and buildings behind. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The chaotic conquest of India

The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee, near Wrexham, North Wales. The aqueduct was built by Thomas Telford. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

Thomas Telford: the man who built modern Britain

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The Duke of Wellington and his ‘Dearest Georgy’

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James Sadler: From pastry cook to first English aeronaut . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King James II of England and VII of Scotland (1633 - 1701), c. 1680. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A king without a crown: James VII and II’s years in exile

Parson's Lodge Battery in Rosia Bay, Gibraltar. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: Gibraltar

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The Russian revolution and myths of ancient Egypt . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The French ballerina who became wealthier than Queen Victoria

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