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The amazing history of Egypt . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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19th-century boxer Larry Foley

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Victorian bakers and the Leningrad symphony . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists

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Clay soldier statues of the Chinese Qin dynasty. (Photo by Getty Images)

The six ages of China

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Christmas celebrations: the old versus the new

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Sex, scandals and betrayals: Charles II and his court

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Britain’s railways and the Titanic . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The gruesome remains of prehistoric murder victims uncovered in Europe’s bogs

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