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My favourite place: Tracy Borman

Tixall Gatehouse, Staffordshire. (Photo by The Landmark Trust)

10 of Britain’s most amazing landmark buildings

Three men wearing hats inspect a sack of potatoes, c1917.

Q&A When did the potato catch on in Europe?

19th-century men in traditional dress, Marken Island, Netherlands.

General ancient history

Q&A When were trousers first worn?

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell. This is one of several replicas of a portrait by Sir Peter Lely. Cromwell is supposed to have said: “I desire you would use all your skill to paint your picture truly like me… but remark all these roughness, pimples, warts and everything as you see me. Otherwise, I will never pay a farthing for it.”

Why do we say ‘warts and all’?

Black and white image depicting engraving of Julius Caesar.

Q&A What is the earliest evidence for a battle in Britain?

Patricia Simmons recording the speaking clock.

Q&A Who voiced the original speaking clock?

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Soldiers following the battle of the Somme

Books interview with Andrew Roberts: “I’d like to put an end to the ‘Blackadder’ view of the First World War” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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December 2015

Bill Boaks, c 1970.

Great British eccentrics: 7 of the most peculiar people in history

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The Brontës and a revolutionary artist . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Suffragette: ‘a moving and inspiring film that must be seen’

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A brief history of Royal Navy search & rescue 1915–2015

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Portrait of King Henry VIII

History hero Nathaniel Parker chooses Henry VIII (1491-1547) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roscoff, Brittany, France

My favourite place: Brittany, France