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Blasphemous Bibles and cannibals at sea: 4 bad days in history
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Magna Carta: A turning point in English history
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When was tobacco first thought to be dangerous?
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Did people smoke anything before tobacco was discovered?
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Stone Age
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Stonehenge tourism through history
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Guy Fawkes “is like a modern-day jihadist,” says counter-terrorism expert
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Mary I’s phantom pregnancy
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Books interview with David Starkey: “The Magna Carta of 1215 was designed to create a revolutionary regime”
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Diarmaid MacCulloch
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Who made the first booze?
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Has there ever been a women-only army?
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