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Richard I ‘not killed by poisoned arrow’

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Live genealogy show returns to London Olympia

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Leicester ‘not trusted’ with Richard III remains

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Richard III’s face recreated from Leicester skull

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Leicester car park skeleton ‘is that of Richard III’

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Richard III discovery: the experts’ reaction

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Study reveals new details about Holocaust survivor

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Shortlist announced for Young Historians’ Podcast Competition

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200-year-old diary posted online

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Replica Bronze Age boat created

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Anglo-Saxon brooch discovered in Norfolk

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Anglo-Saxon feasting hall discovered in Kent

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‘Richard III’ remains to be reburied in Leicester

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Project uses ‘crowd-sourcing’ to decipher early handwriting

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Boat trip marks Mary Rose anniversary

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