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Belgium’s great divide

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The coronation of King Henry III, 13th century. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

The fine rolls of King Henry III

Douglas Bader.

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Ye olde travel guide: Olympia 480 Bc . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An engraving of the frontispiece to the first edition of the King James Bible. Published in 1611, the Bible was soon to become required reading across the English-speaking world. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

The making of the King James Bible

A re-enactment of the American Civil War. The conflict looms large in the US psyche 150 years after if began. (Getty Images)

Civil rights and the Civil War

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Two women from South America. Six centuries ago South American civilisations matched the west in some respects. (Getty Images)

The wonder of the west

A historical image from the iron and steel industry in Teeside

Industrial revolution

175 years of iron and steel

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The school that never was

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