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Actors in a staging of Shakepeare's 'Macbeth'

Q&A Why don’t actors refer to the Shakespeare play Macbeth by name?

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In pictures: shoes through history

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Magna Carta and the Holocaust . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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8 weird and wonderful Victorian discoveries

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What did people wear in Ancient Egypt?

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Watch: David Starkey on Magna Carta

A relief portrays patrons of a Roman tavern. (Photo By DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini/Getty Images)

The dangerous streets of ancient Rome

A painting showing the defeat of the Spanish Armada

The Spanish Armada: all at sea

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Medieval universities and an unlikely friendship . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The undignified fates of the bodies of Anglo-Saxon kings in the medieval period

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Snail poultices and blood potions: 9 weird medieval medicines

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My favourite place: Vanessa Collingridge

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Elizabeth I: what does this forgotten portrait tell us about her?

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My history hero: Arthur Ransome . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.