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Winston Graham's Poldark novels remind us of aspects of the past that might otherwise remain in the shadows, says Hannah Greig. (Image credit: Mammoth screen/BBC)

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The real history behind 'Poldark' series three: episode nine

George Warleggan. (Image credit: BBC/Mammoth Screen/Robert Viglasky)

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The real history behind 'Poldark' series three: episode eight

View of Halong Bay taken from the top of an island. (Getty Images)

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My favourite place: Vietnam

In the recent episode of Poldark, Dwight Enys once more displayed modern medical skill. (Image credit: Mammoth Screen / BBC)

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The real history behind 'Poldark' series three: episode seven

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Money, love and revenge: the motivations of spies through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

'Poldark' character Aunt Agatha (left) draws our attention to the often-ignored figure of the 18th-century spinster, says Hannah Greig. (Image credit: BBC/Mammoth Screen/Robert Viglasky)

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The real history behind 'Poldark' series three: episode six

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Michael Wood… on radical Islamism. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ironbridge over the river Severn in Telford, England. (Getty Images)

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Front and profile views of the bust of Roman dictator Julius Caesar (c50 BC) on display in the British Museum. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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My history heroNick Knowles chooses Julius Caesar (100–44 BC). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Pilgrim Fathers leaving Delft Haven on their voyage to America, July 1620. Image dates from 1878. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Ross Poldark takes on a dangerous mission to liberate his friend Dwight from Quimper prison in France. Quimper was a real prison, which was "notorious for its terrible conditions", says historian Hannah Greig. (BBC/Mammoth Screen/Robert Viglasky)

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The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode five

George Warleggan begins to gain power as a Justice of the Peace in the third series of 'Poldark'. (Mammoth Screen/BBC)

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The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode four

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Tower Bridge: Uncovering the history of a London landmark. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ross Poldark travels to Republican France in the latest episode of the BBC drama. France was a 'brutal and dangerous' place to be at the time, says historian Hannah Greig. (BBC/Mammoth Screen)

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The real history behind 'Poldark' series three: episode three

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The big question: Is Africa a prisoner of its past?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sam and Drake Carne. (Mammoth Screen/BBC)

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The real history behind ‘Poldark’ series three: episode two

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Austen’s influences: Lucy Worsley on the author’s life and work. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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How did Henry VII spend his money?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The USS Liberty arriving for repairs following the attack by Israeli warplanes and motor torpedo boats

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Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto and a mountain in the background

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Benito Mussolini with members of the Black shirt Legion

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What happened when the Rolling Stones rocked Warsaw?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

John Buckley and James Holland next to a fighter plane at the Imperial Museum, London

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The War in the West: James Holland in conversation

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Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the oldest residential street in the United States. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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A painting depicting an experiment in an English school on a bird in an air pump, 1768. National Gallery, London. (Photo by Photo12/UIG via Getty Images)

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How Europe won the race to prosperity. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Swiss psychiatrist Dr Carl Jung in his library at home. (Photo by Dmitri Kessel/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

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The crews of Israeli armoured vehicles during the waiting period before the beginning of the Six-Day War. (Photo by David Rubinger/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

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A map of London dating from c1572. (Getty Images)

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Life in Tudor London

Anne Boleyn in the Tower

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