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Two girls are tried for witchcraft in a courtroom scene

What were the Salem Witch Trials?

People flee to boats on the River Thames to escape the Great Fire of London, September 1666.

Coffee, plague and the Great Fire: the pleasures and perils of living in Restoration London

An African man after being liberated from a slave ship by the Royal Navy, 1871. In all, more than 12 million captives were loaded onto Atlantic slavers’ vessels. (Pictures from History/Bridgeman Images)

A brief guide to the transatlantic slave trade

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Oliver Cromwell and King Charles I.

The Civil War: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Charles II and his parties

Was Charles II too randy to rule?

The 1618 Defenestration of Prague

The 1618 Defenestration of Prague explained

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The Great Plague, from a pictorial broadsheet of 1665-1666 (Photo by Getty Images)

Surviving the Great Plague . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What was a drunkard's cloak used for? This illustration shows a man wearing the archaic punishment tool designed to punish habitual drinkers. (Photo by Getty Images)

Q&A What was a drunkard’s cloak used for?

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Linda Porter

Linda Porter “You’ve got to be impressed by how these women played the system” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Victoria on an ivory throne

Top 11 monarchs in British history

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Great Fire of London quiz – how much do you know?

The entry of Prince Charles Edward, 'Bonnie Prince Charlie', into Edinburgh in Scotland in 1745. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Forty-five rebellion: why did it fail?

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Linda Porter.

The mistresses of Charles II . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Self portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi as a lute player (Photo by Getty Images)

The genius of Artemisia . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

c1656: A plague doctor in protective clothing. The beak mask held spices thought to purify air, while the wand was used to avoid touching patients. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Q&A Why did 17th-century plague doctors wear peculiar beaked masks?