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'Poldark' character Aunt Agatha (left) draws our attention to the often-ignored figure of the 18th-century spinster, says Hannah Greig. (Image credit: BBC/Mammoth Screen/Robert Viglasky)

The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode six

Ross Poldark takes on a dangerous mission to liberate his friend Dwight from Quimper prison in France. Quimper was a real prison, which was

The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode five

George Warleggan begins to gain power as a Justice of the Peace in the third series of 'Poldark'. (Mammoth Screen/BBC)

The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode four

Ross Poldark travels to Republican France in the latest episode of the BBC drama. France was a 'brutal and dangerous' place to be at the time, says historian Hannah Greig. (BBC/Mammoth Screen)

The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode three

Sam and Drake Carne. (Mammoth Screen/BBC)

The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode two

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Churchill on film: the challenges of portraying a Second World War icon

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The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode one

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‘Their Finest’ and the British films that inspired the home front during the Second World War . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Roots: a necessary portrayal of transatlantic slavery?

Rune Temte as Ubba in 'The Last Kingdom'

Behind the scenes: series one of The Last Kingdom

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Percy Fawcett and the lost city of Z: The history behind the film

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Getting the history right on ‘1066: A Year to Conquer England’

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Viceroy’s House: the history behind the film . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Silence: the history behind Martin Scorsese’s new film

Adrian Turner as Poldark. (Photo by BBC Pictures)

Poldark’s Cornwall: the history behind the hit series