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Silbannacus: the Roman emperor that time forgot . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A portrait of sharpshooter Annie Oakley holding a shotgun, mid 1880s. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

Annie Oakley: the most famous sharpshooter in America . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A depiction of the execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico by firing squad

The Siege of Querétaro: the downfall of Maximilian I of Mexico . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Domenico Fetti painting illustrating a melancholic woman in the early 17th century

The Anatomy of Melancholy: how Robert Burton helped shape our understanding of the mind . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St George’s Day: 11 facts about England’s patron saint

Alexander Skarsgård stars as Amleth in The Northman (Photo by Aidan Monaghan / © 2021 Focus Features, LLC)

The Northman How the real Viking prince Amleth inspired Shakespeare

The Northman stars Alexander Skarsgård as Viking prince Amleth

“You are in their world, not in ours”: How The Northman makes the Viking Age real

Clara Barton sitting at a table

How Clara Barton became the ‘angel of the battlefield’

US socialite Margaret Brown, who posthumously became known as the ‘Unsinkable Molly Brown’ following her Titanic experiences.

Titanic 8 stories of passengers who sailed on the liner

A portrait of Anne Lister

The real Gentleman Jack: the secret life of Anne Lister, Britain’s ‘first modern lesbian’

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Benjamin Franklin: portrait of a revolutionary . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Three Musketeers sitting at a table

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

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A cartoon published by Benjamin Franklin c1770 urging the colonies to unite and resist British rule. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

Benjamin Franklin: from British patriot to American hero . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Suleyman the Magnificent: the 16th-century’s most powerful ruler? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Aelfwynn in season 5 of The Last Kingdom, holding the crown of Mercia that belonged to her mother

The real Aelfwynn of Mercia