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The 1921 Wrangel Island expedition team: Ada Blackjack, Allan Crawford, Lorne Knight, Fred Maurer, Milton Galle, and Victoria the cat. (Photo by Alamy)

Ada Blackjack: how the ‘female Robinson Crusoe’ escaped death in the Arctic

Krystyna Skarbeck, also called Christine Granville

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My history hero: Michael Morpurgo chooses Krystyna Skarbek

A painting of the Tudor succession

The truth about the Tudors: what 5 kings and queens were really like behind closed doors

London burns behind Tower Bridge on 7 September 1940

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Days of destiny: 5 key dates in the Battle of Britain

History graduate Steve Humphries' 1998 film exploring the stories of women who worked in Magdalene laundries

How my history degree led to my dream job

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor playing Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII in the 1963 film, Cleopatra. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

7 of the most memorable couples in history

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