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View across the river Clyde to Dumbarton Rock and the medieval Dumbarton Castle. (Photo by Martin W Holt via Getty Images)

History explorer: Alfred and the Vikings . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Was Britain the only country to use children to sweep chimneys?

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Roche Abbey, Yorkshire

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Second World War

Kursk – The Greatest Battle: Eastern Front 1943

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Clever Tom Clinch

A monument to Nicolaus Copernicus in Poland.

Q&A Was Copernicus the first to demonstrate that the earth goes around the sun?

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All history lies to us, but at least historical fiction admits it

Knights Templar: not guilty

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The BBC Story

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Dead Sea Scrolls online

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Anne of Cleves House, East Sussex

The front page of the first edition of The Sun newspaper. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

A big day in history: The Sun first appeared on shelves in newsagents

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The vegetable plot

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Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan

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