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The new deacon

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The White Man’s World

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April issue out now

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A view towards the Carew estuary between a dry stone wall and the ruins of Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, UK. (Dreamstime)

Where history happened: Tudor courtiers with Suzannah Lipscomb . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Great misconception

Painting depicting medieval nuns. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

17th-century nuns on the run

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Philip of Spain, King of England: The Forgotten Sovereign

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BBC History Magazine now on iPad

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Invited to tea

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Able Seamen: The Lower Deck of the Royal Navy 1850–1939

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St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh

Winter defeats scurvy

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Sir Charles Napier’s sin

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A big day in history: Gilbert and Sullivan unveil ‘The Mikado’

A hand-coloured lithograph showing St Patrick, national apostle of Ireland. (VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)

Britain’s medieval identity crisis