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An engraving from Harvey's seminal work showing blood flowing through the veins of the lower arm. (SSPL/Getty Images)

A giant leap for mankind: William Harvey reveals the circulation of the blood

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Democracy and an age of genius . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A portrait of Babur, founder of the Mughal dynasty which ruled over much of India from 1526 to 1858. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

How people make the past . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Holy Roman Empire and Capability Brown . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images)

Q&A How much did it cost to build Versailles?

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Britain’s 10 best palaces

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The Romanovs, 1913: Nicholas II with his wife and children. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Books interview with Simon Sebag Montefiore: The Romanovs . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Evening Party - Time of Charles II, 1850. A satirical illustration of King Charles II (1630?1685). King Charles II (163-?1685) was know as the 'Merry Monarch'. He had a great fondness for women and had many mistresses. From The Comic History of England by Gilbert Abbott A. Beckett, illustrated by John Leech [Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London, 1850.] (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

Sex, scandals and betrayals: Charles II and his court

Charles I on his way to be executed, 30 January 1649. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Q&A Who executed King Charles I?

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A brief history of how we fell in love with caffeine and chocolate

'Battle of Agincourt', 25 October 1415. Hand-coloured later. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

17 unmissable battles podcasts

Tixall Gatehouse, Staffordshire. (Photo by The Landmark Trust)

10 of Britain’s most amazing landmark buildings

Portrait of Oliver Cromwell. This is one of several replicas of a portrait by Sir Peter Lely. Cromwell is supposed to have said: “I desire you would use all your skill to paint your picture truly like me… but remark all these roughness, pimples, warts and everything as you see me. Otherwise, I will never pay a farthing for it.”

Why do we say ‘warts and all’?

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The Library History Explorer: The Jacobite uprisings . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Somme and the Jacobites . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.