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British prime minister Winston Churchill greeting the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. From left to right: Princess Elizabeth II; the Queen Mother; Churchill, King George VI and Princess Margaret. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Buckingham Palace’s balcony: a focal point for national celebration

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China in World War Two . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winston Graham's Poldark novels remind us of aspects of the past that might otherwise remain in the shadows, says Hannah Greig. (Image credit: Mammoth screen/BBC)

The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode nine

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The Koh-i-Noor . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Detail from The Last Judgement, a fresco in the Sistine Chapel painted by the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo. The scene depicts the Second Coming of Christ and the final judgement of all humanity. (Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

Medieval zombies: how the walking dead haunted the Middle Ages

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Living through Partition . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

George Warleggan. (Image credit: BBC/Mammoth Screen/Robert Viglasky)

The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode eight

Crew members of the French destroyer Bourrasque, sunk by mine at Dunkirk, are hauled aboard a British vessel from their sinking life-raft. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Dunkirk: 6 big questions on a remarkable rescue mission

View of Halong Bay taken from the top of an island. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: Vietnam

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The lost objects of South Asia . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The brilliance of Henry James . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In the recent episode of Poldark, Dwight Enys once more displayed modern medical skill. (Image credit: Mammoth Screen / BBC)

The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode seven

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Money, love and revenge: the motivations of spies through history

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History quiz – surgeons and Mary, Queen of Scots . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Library The English in America . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.