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The cast of Downton Abbey in front of Highclere Castle

Downstairs in Downton: a guide to the life of an Edwardian servant

A real Peaky Blinder mug-shot

In pictures: what did the real Peaky Blinders look like?

BDW39T The Australian XI of 1882, the cricket team toured England and won the only test at the Oval, the start of the Ashes legend. Image shot 1882. Exact date unknown.

In pictures: The Ashes through history

c1943: Soldiers enjoy a baseball match at Wembley Stadium in London between the United States Army and Canadian Forces. With them sits Bobby, the mascot of the Canadian Highland Scottish regiment. (Photo by Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Animals at war: 12 amazing pictures

The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Illustration by Kate Greenaway, 1888. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

In pictures: fairytales through history

Nicholas, Tatiana, Olga and Anastasia in Livadia, Crimea in 1913. (Photo courtesy of Romanov100)

In pictures: The Romanovs in colour

England's World Cup-winning captain, Bobby Moore (1941–93) kisses the Jules Rimet World Cup trophy after England's 4-2 win over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley Stadium, London. Also pictured are Moore's team-mates George Cohen, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

In pictures: when England won the football World Cup

RAF Hospital Nocton Hall, Lincolnshire by Matt Emmett - Reading, UK (Winner, overall)

9 of the best historical photographs from 2017

Michael Wood greets his fans at York History Weekend 2017.

York History Weekend

Picture gallery

British Aircraft Of The First World War 1914-1918, Sopwith F1 Camel, single-seat scout, 1917. (Photo by IWM via Getty Images)

Second World War

In pictures: 100 years of the Royal Air Force

Replica chariot. (© Mr. Ziyu Qiu)

In pictures: The Terracotta Warriors

The skull of a Roman man from London

In pictures: Romans and their dead

Diversity in nursing

In pictures: Diversity in nursing

Edward, Prince of Wales, in the rear seat of a Bristol F.2B Fighter with Captain WG Barker of No. 139 Squadron during his flight in 1918, while on a visit to the Italian Front. (Crown Copyright/Air Historical Branch image H1608)

Royal flying

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Fidel Castro: in pictures