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A noisy history of the world

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Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The 16th president of the United States

My history hero: Abraham Lincoln (1809–65) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Illustration by Jonty Clark.

Ye olde travel guide: Florence 1380 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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One of the two 19th-century bronze sphinxes sited next to Cleopatra's Needle, London's oldest monument. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Where history happened: Egypt in Britain . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The industrial revolution increased the amount of work available for both the old and the young. The welfare of child workers, in particular, suffered from the effects of long and consecutive days of employment, says Emma Griffin. (SSPL/Getty Images)

The industrial revolution: an age of opportunity

An oil painting depicting the battle of Camperdown, a

Tales from Nelson’s navy

A French soldier standing in the entrance to a trench. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Holding the line: France in the First World War

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Live genealogy show returns to London Olympia

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Richard III discovery . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Macaulay and Son: Architects of Imperial Britain

Hitler’s philosophers

The call for the First Crusade was initially made by Pope Urban (pictured) in 1095. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Britain and Islam: a matter of faith

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Cosmeston Medieval Village, Glamorgan

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Leicester ‘not trusted’ with Richard III remains

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Leicester car park skeleton ‘is that of Richard III’