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Cover of the Voyages Extraordinaires series by the French science fiction writer Jules Verne.

The phantom menace: 10 milestones in science fiction. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchilsea in a duel at Battersea Fields. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

Pistols at dawn: duelling in the Victorian age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of King Edward VI of England

Who was the real Edward VI?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winged warriors: pigeons in the First World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A reconstructed round house at Flag Fen, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. (Alamy)

History Explorer: Life in the Bronze Age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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In pictures: the history of Marvel comic books

Sam’s historical recipe corner: Wassail punch. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pleb: a history of the word that sparked ‘plebgate’

10 facts about Clifton Suspension Bridge

British statesman and writer Winston Churchill, aged 26. Photograph by Elliott & Fry. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Books interview with Boris Johnson: "Churchill was a tremendous bully in some ways, but we needed a bully"

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The historians’ take on… The house price boom

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TV & radio: what to tune in to next week (5–11 December)

One of the statues of Ramesses II at Luxor temple, which is "a wonderful place to spend a few hours". (Getty)

My favourite place: Luxor, Egypt

A portrait of Charles II, by 17th-century painter John Michael Wright

History explorer: The Restoration. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

8 facts about Old Sarum – an Iron Age fort, Roman settlement and medieval city

Pliny the Elder depicted in a mid-12th century miniature, writing and giving his book to Roman emperor Vespasian. (Photo by Photo12/UIG/Getty Images)

My history heroPliny the Elder (AD 23–79). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Malcolm X chats with Eric Abrahams – the Oxford Union president who vowed to “fill the room with blacks” – before giving his famous address on 3 December 1964. (Getty)

Malcolm X in Oxford: Black power amid dreaming spires. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historic San Felipe de Barajas castle is one of the main attractions in Cartagena, Colombia. (Image: Thinkstock by Getty Images)

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My favourite place: Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

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Tudors at sea: 8 ways to survive a voyage. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Coughton Court, an English country house

History explorer: The gunpowder plot. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of the Peasants' Revolt

The Peasants’ Revolt: did Richard II side with the rebels?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The history of Britain in an hour

'Portrait of Oliver Cromwell', (c1653?).

Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In focus: Aesop and his fables

9 astonishing deaths reported in Victorian newspapers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

15 things you didn’t know about fashion in the First World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

6 beds that made history

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In focus: the forgotten WW1 Bonus Army

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Spin the Globe: behind the scenes of the new series