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My history hero Dame Rachel de Souza chooses Ignatius of Loyola

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The rise of the poison pen: 6 cases of anonymous hate mail in Britain

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8 scandals that shocked Georgian Britain

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Why is the battle of Bannockburn remembered as Scotland’s greatest victory?

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