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New face for oldest museum

‘Battle of Quiberon Bay' (c1765), from 'Old Naval Prints' by Charles N Robinson and Geoffrey Holme (The Studio Limited, London), 1924. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

The battle for Britain 1759

A statue of Lenin in Germany being removed from its plinth to be demolished. (Photo by Régis BOSSU/Sygma via Getty Images)

Looking back at The End of History

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Portrait of Captain William Bligh. (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)

My history hero: William Bligh (1754–1817) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Transport minister Ernest Marples on a road bridge near the London end of the newly opened M1 motorway, 2 November 1959. (Photo by George W. Hales/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

The first day on the M1

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A group of Belgian refugees fleeing upon the arrival of German troops on the roads, 21 June 1940. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

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The Gaol

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The Briggers

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When does history end?

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Glamour: A History

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A bridge too far

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October is the cruellest month (in history teaching, at least)

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Ancient Greece in the 4th-century BC and the Spanish in Mexico . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Library The private lives of the British and the cruelty of Henry V . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The end of World War I . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.