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American golfer Bobby Jones practising his swing on the roof of the Savoy Hotel in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

My history hero: Robert Tyre Jones (1902–71)

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Theological debate

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How far could a person expect to travel in a single day on horseback or in a stagecoach?

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Dangerous fruit

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Francisco Pizarro seizing the Inca of Peru John Everett Millais. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

A big day in history: Francisco Pizarro’s tiny Spanish army takes a mighty Incan leader hostage

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Night Piece

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Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-forgotten Europe

Philospher and scholar

A portrait of King Edward III. By using his offspring as pawns in a series of alliances, the king hoped to wield power over a confederation of dependent states bound together by feudal and family ties. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)

King Edward III: the family man

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The mourning of Queen Victoria . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Second World War arctic convoys . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Dambusters . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The new hearing aid

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Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey