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A portrait of Moses Roper, the first African-American fugitive from slavery to make a home in Britain

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Moses Roper: the story of an American fugitive from slavery in Britain

African-American double act Buck and Bubbles (Ford L Washington and John W Sublett) were part of a coterie of entertainers of colour broadcast on the BBC in the 1930s (Photo by UPI/Bettmann via Getty Images)

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BBC at 100Mirroring Multicultural Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration depicting the Great Fire of London.

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Your guide to the Great Fire of London, plus 10 surprising facts

Geometric pavers, colourful doors and gingerbread trim on a pair of Victorian terrace houses

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Snuffers, scrapers and murder-holes: walking through the history of the front door. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A composite image of Elizabeth I, Mary I and Elizabeth of York

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How Elizabeth of York paved the way for her granddaughters to rule

Rosalind Franklin as seen in a 1956 photo

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Why we should remember…Rosalind Franklin’s pioneering scientific career. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The tombstone of a Roman soldier named Vivius Marcianus.

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How the Great Fire of London revealed the city’s Roman past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Head of the Ancient Egyptian Queen Tiye

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Flames and smoke are seen billowing from the roof at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, 15 April 2019. Yet despite the devastation, the fire is “not the worst chapter in its 850-year history”, argues Dr Emily Guerry. (Patrick Anidjar/AFP/Getty Images)

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Notre-Dame fire"It's extraordinary what has survived"

Notre-Dame cathedral, which dates back to 1163. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

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Notre-Dame10 facts about Paris's famous cathedral

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Kavita Puri"There are other medieval women who we can bring to the foreground". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sir Graham Brady (centre), chairman of the 1922 Committee, announces that Theresa May has survived an attempt by Tory MPs to oust her as party leader with a motion of no confidence

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1922 CommitteeWhy are the Tory 'men in grey suits' so influential?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dakota Johnson stars as Anne Elliot in Netflix's 2022 adaptation of Persuasion, the final completed novel by Jane Austen

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Persuasion“The essence and spirit of Austen’s work are fundamentally changed”

Paratroopers over Dien Bien Phu

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Dien Bien Phu: the battle that split Vietnam

Count von Stauffenberg

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Why we should remember…The plot to assassinate Hitler and install a new German government. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting showing a man and woman side by side with somber expressions. The man holds a pitchfork.

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What great paintings sayAmerican Gothic By Grant Wood, 1930. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The origins of the Conservative Party can be traced to the ‘Tory’ group in parliament which emerged in the last quarter of the 17th century and, led by Lord Bolingbroke (pictured) and Robert Harley, held power during the final years of Queen Anne’s reign. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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Why are they called Tories?A brief history of the Conservative Party. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ross Kemp and Jesse Owens

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My history heroRoss Kemp chooses Jesse Owens. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Marie Tharp stands at a table, drawing her map of the Atlantic Ocean's floor

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15 minutes of fameJerry Brotton chooses Marie Tharp. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

c1400 farmer ploughing a field.

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6 of the most catastrophic weather events in British history

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Kavita Puri"Many south Asian diasporic families don’t know of their First World War links". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black-and-white photograph of men walking down a road lined with shops. They are armed with guns

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The Irish Civil War: 100 years on. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Newspaper front page with headline 'Gen. Ramey Empties Roswell Saucer'

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Why we should rememberThe Roswell Incident. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Estelle Paranque

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Estelle Paranque“Elizabeth I was in charge of her fate. Perhaps that’s why Catherine de Medici despised her”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history heroRory Stewart chooses Thomas More. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roger II of Sicily, depicted in an Arabic-style image in the Palatine Chapel of the Norman Palace in Palermo

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Normans in AfricaThe 12th-century attempt to forge a north-African Norman kingdom. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration showing the effects of the Fugitive Slave Act,  passed by Congress in 1850. The law aimed to make it easier for slaveholders to reclaim runaway ‘property’ in the free states, and contributed to rising political tension. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)

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The story of the American Civil War32 key moments in the landmark conflict

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15 minutes of fameRana Mitter chooses Tsiang Tingfu. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Maria Spilsbury painting of a group sat at a drawing room table

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Regency romance and a real-life Anne Elliot. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Laura Mvulu and Thelonius Monk

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