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My favourite place: York Membery

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In pictures: John Dee, the ‘Elizabethan 007’

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In pictures: Frank Sinatra at 100

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Where, in Ancient Egypt, did people live?

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The Battle of the Atlantic and the history of Spain . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The famous Big Pit Mining Museum in South Wales

History explorer: Britain’s coal industry . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My favourite place: Venice, Italy

Making of Blodeuwedd, the false flower-woman of Welsh myth. (Photo by Ivy Close Images/Alamy)

Celtic myths: the tales that might have inspired Star Wars and Harry Potter

Statue of Napoleon I toppled

La débâcle! The aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War

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Who hijacked Henry VIII’s will?

Charles I on his way to be executed, 30 January 1649. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Q&A Who executed King Charles I?

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Witness Walls in West Yorkshire

The Library History explorer: The Brontës . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My favourite place: Ian Kershaw