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c1400, English troops use siege towers to capture a French town during the Hundred Years' War between England and France. Original Artwork: An illumination from Froissart's Chronicles. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

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A woodcut of a woman thought to be baking bread, printed in 1497. In the Middle Ages baking was a luxury few were able to enjoy, but those who could afford a wood-burning stove would start with bread. In the 15th century Britain saw explosion of expensive spices, such as saffron, and sweetened dough became popular. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

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ITALY - CIRCA 2002: The last days of Pompeii, August 24, 79, by Karl Brjullov (1799-1852), 1830, oil on canvas, 456.5x651 cm. Flavian dynasty, Italy, 1st century. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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The last Russian royal family, Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra and their five children, were shot and bayonetted to death by their Bolshevik guards in the early hours of 17 July 1918. (Photo by Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

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A 19th-century painted glass rolling pin and wooden pastry jigger. (Photo ©Emma Kay)

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KNUTSFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 17: In this photo illustration, the European Union and the Union flag sit together on bunting on March 17, 2016 in Knutsford, United Kingdom. The United Kingdom will hold a referendum on June 23, 2016 to decide whether or not to remain a member of the European Union (EU), an economic and political partnership involving 28 European countries which allows members to trade together in a single market and free movement across its borders for citizens. (Photo by illustration by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Femmes allemandes portant des enfants d'une prétendue pureté aryenne dans un Lebensborn, centre de sélection des naissances par des méthodes eugénistes, pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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Sunset on the Western Front during the Second World War – watchmen at their posts. Official British postcard issued by the Ministry of Information. War Office Photograph B. 1370. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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Portrait of Henry VIII. By the 1530s, Henry's fear of Yorkist plots had turned to mania. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting the Norman invasion of 1066. The majority of historians now agree that the tapestry was probably commissioned by Odo of Bayeux, the half-brother of Duke William. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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