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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

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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

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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: 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

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In pictures: early Victorian photography

Textiles. Shoes/pumps. Silk taffeta, bound with ribbon; floss silk embroidery in French knots, long and short, satin and split stitches; tied with ribbon. Ground covered by a pattern of trailing and scrolling stems with leaves and flowers, carnation, rose, etc., so arranged that there is a carnation on each toe and a rose on each heel with a five petalled blue flower above it. The left shoe has a rose, the right a carnation at each side of the seam. Silk, length, whole, 7 in, height, back, 5.25 in, height, heel, 3 in, circa 1700-circa 1749. English.

In pictures: Treasured Possessions from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment