Social history

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The Restoration plus Britain’s relationship with chocolate . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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When did the English alphabet first exist, and why are there 26 letters in the order we know them today?

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Making Haste from Babylon

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Colourblind history

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Where the Bosworth battle really happened and a detailed look at rationing . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What is History in schools for?

Hadrian's Wall photographed at Hotbank Crags and looking towards Crag Lough in Northumberland National Park. (Photo by Roger Coulam/Getty Images)

The Library Apocalypse then circa 410: the end of Roman Britain

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The World That Never Was

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The English writer and radio broadcaster JB Priestley at home on the Isle of Wight, 1933. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

My history hero: JB Priestley (1894–1984) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Alfred Jewel: gold, rock, crystal and enamel

Objects of affection

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Sunbathers enjoy some fun and games at a tennis court near a lido at Castle Mill, Cheshire, August 1936

The 1930s: When the future looked bright . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Peaceful war: was the 19th century a time of relative peace?

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Obesity and the modern lifestyle: what can we learn from history?

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Historians ignore the human element at their peril

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A History of Arctic Exploration