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In pictures: Blackpool beach through time

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The Pacific War and First World War black soldiers . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My favourite place: Roger Crowley

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Timeline: the countdown to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

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How jousting made a man of Henry VIII

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Q&A Why do we say ‘run amok’?

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7 things that happened in August through history

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This week’s history news round-up

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Ancient thinkers and the history of madness . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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In pictures: kings and queens through history

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The Library The history of Britain’s talent factory . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A virtuous Viking: the medieval legend of Havelok the Dane

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Books interview with Janina Ramirez: the private lives of the saints . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Witch trials and feuding queens . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Q&A What was the Third Plague pandemic?