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The seven Cleopatras who shaped the ancient world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A depiction of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. John Adams, Roger Sherman Robert R Livingston, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.

Why does the United States of America celebrate Independence Day on 4 July?

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A depiction of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. John Adams, Roger Sherman Robert R Livingston, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.

Your guide to the 1776 American Declaration of Independence

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Climbing monks, wrestling kings and marching nuns: what people in the Middle Ages did to exercise. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Mary Richardson attacking the painting The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez

Why did a suffragette attack ‘The Rokeby Venus’ with a meat cleaver?

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Alcatraz history: from pelican paradise to prolific prison

Italian Galileo Galilei.

How Galileo Galilei took on the church and changed the universe

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A German soldier seeks cover from the Soviet artillery fire in a field. In the background, smoke rises from the hitting grenades. (Photo by Alamy)

Operation Bagration 1944: the perfect victory on the Eastern Front. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Portrait of Katherine Parr

Katherine ParrWhy Henry VIII's sixth wife was a true firebrand

Michael uses a medieval tool while undertaking further work at Prebendal Manor.

My life in historyHistoric gardener. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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