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Empires of the Imagination: Politics, War, and the Arts in the British World, 1750–1850

A ship in a storm

How did Britain come to rule the waves?

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The World That Never Was

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Ten things to do in … March

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The English writer and radio broadcaster JB Priestley at home on the Isle of Wight, 1933. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

My history hero: JB Priestley (1894–1984) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lady Jane Grey's execution, as imagined by painter Paul Delaroche in 1833. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)

Lady Jane Grey: why do we want to believe the myth?

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Cromwell’s words, Richard’s crusades and the 1930s . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Elizabeth I: Fortune’s Bastard?

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Joseph Goebbels

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Second World War

The fate of the Graf Spee

The Alfred Jewel: gold, rock, crystal and enamel

Objects of affection

A portrait of Oliver Cromwell

Putting words into Cromwell’s mouth

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Sunbathers enjoy some fun and games at a tennis court near a lido at Castle Mill, Cheshire, August 1936

The 1930s: When the future looked bright . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Peaceful war: was the 19th century a time of relative peace?