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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

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8 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

Alice at the Mad Hatter's tea party.

In pictures: Alice in Wonderland

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In pictures: medieval life

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In pictures: Indigenous Australia

UNITED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY:THE ORIGINAL SURVIVING MAGNA CARTA MANUSCRIPTS BEING PREPARED FOR DISPLAY AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY. PHOTO BY CLARE KENDALL/BRITISH LIBRARY.

In pictures: Magna Carta

A Valentine's card showing a devil spearing an old lady on a pitchfork.

In pictures Victorian Valentine's Cards