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What are the origins of the British taste for black pepper?

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The libertine takes a liberty

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The surprisingly long history of humanity’s political development

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Ye Olde Travel Guide: Samarkand 1404 . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A woodcut showing Prince Rupert of the Rhine's pet poodle Boy being killed at the battle of Marston Moor

The prince and the devil dog: the strange story of Prince Rupert’s poodle ‘Boy’

Christmas Day 1991: Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev broadcasts a message to his people announcing his resignation and the imminent dissolution of the USSR. (TV GRAB/AFP/Getty Images)

Does Russia need an iron fist?

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My history hero: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In search of the Dunkirk spirit

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Egyptian mummy with heart disease

A cure for flu?

A 17th chart or map shows reefs and hazards to ships.

The notorious Captain Kidd

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Saving the president