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Living through the Crusades: 3 poems and songs that reveal how medieval people felt about the holy war

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What clothes did people wear in the Tudor period?

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In pictures: early Victorian photography

Holbein portrait of Henry VIII

Q&A Did Henry VIII have any illegitimate male offspring?

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Q&A Why are there 24 hours in a day?

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Q&A Who invented champagne?

An engraving of Admiral Lord Nelson

Q&A Why do we say ‘turn a blind eye’?

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Ancient Syria: A Three Thousand Year History

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Waking up with Plato: the history of our morning routine

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Elizabeth I and an unlikely suffragette . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My favourite place: Sean McGlynn

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Britain in 1945: Life in the shadow of victory

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Anita Anand on Sophia Duleep Singh: goddaughter of Queen Victoria and prominent campaigner for women’s rights . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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‘Bite-sized’ history textbooks accused of ‘dumbing down’ the subject: should we be worried?

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Debating British monarchy . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.