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How the Great Fire of London revealed the city’s Roman past . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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6 of the most catastrophic weather events in British history

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Why the Gloucester might be the most important shipwreck since the Mary Rose . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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History hero Nisha Katona chooses Samuel Pepys (1633–1703) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman Restoration to Regency (1660–1837) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The real three musketeers: the historical Athos, Porthos and Aramis (and d’Artagnan) revealed

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What one duel can tell us about Jacobean England . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Witch hunters: cynical persecutors or misguided zealots?  . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.