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Shakespeare’s world and cricket in South Africa . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

19th-century boxer Larry Foley

Q&A Why do we say ‘happy as Larry’?

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The famous Big Pit Mining Museum in South Wales

History explorer: Britain’s coal industry . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Henry VIII jousting

How jousting made a man of Henry VIII

Edward Whymper in climbing gear

Tragedy on the Matterhorn

Douglas Jardine

Life of the Week: Douglas Jardine

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9 people you didn’t know made history swimming in the River Thames

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Q&A Why do we say ‘resting on your laurels’?

Morris dancers perform

Steps in time: Dancing through history

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England captain Bobby Moore

My history hero: Bobby Moore . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The bloody world of Georgian female boxing

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Q&A Why do we say 'saved by the bell'?

Relief of a charioteer

Q&A Who was the highest-paid sportsman in history?

Photo of Uruguay football players celebrating victory

Q&A Who won the first FIFA World Cup?

Clifford's Tower, York, North Yorkshire, 1997. Clifford's Tower is the keep of the former York castle. The present stone keep was built on the man-made earth motte in the early 14th century, and due to subsidence it cracked in two places. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Yorkshire’s top 10 historical sites as county prepares for Tour de France 2014