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Yemen’s forgotten war

Map of Algiers, c1700. It was here that Icelanders, including Ólafur Egilsson, were sold into slavery. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

Barbary pirates: kidnapped in Iceland

An aquatint shows barbers at work, with varying degrees of success. (Wellcome Collection)

At the edge of reason: shaving and razors in 18th-century Britain

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The partisan fighter Abba Kovner.

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A Cardiff City player shakes hands with an Arsenal player before the kick off of the 1927 FA Cup final. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

England and Wales: best of enemies?

A view of Jerusalem's best known landmark the Dome of the Rock, a spectacular shrine on the site where Muhammad is said to have risen to heaven. (Getty Images)

Jerusalem: blood and gold

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The NASA Space Pen

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School history: the hidden success story

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An Atlas of the Peninsular War

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A World on Fire

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Thin horse

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Archaeologist discovers Saudi Arabian secrets … from his armchair

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The Real Jim Hawkins: Ships’ Boys in the Georgian Navy

Protection for historical buildings

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Arbroath Abbey