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9 astonishing deaths reported in Victorian newspapers

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A vintage postcard featuring a fashionable young woman published in London during the First World War, c1914. (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

15 things you didn’t know about fashion in the First World War

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6 beds that made history

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In pictures: at home in a doll’s house

The ruins of 11th-century Corfe Castle in Dorset, England

Which century saw the most change?

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Did the Great War kill God?

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Q&A When were the first coins made?

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5 things beards tell us about history

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A brief history of tattoos

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7 maps that changed history

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A brief history of how people communicated in the Middle Ages

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History Extra explains… Who was in charge in Ancient Egypt?