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A man digs a grave in Sarajevo for victims of the war in Bosnia, 1992

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"Make love not midnight snacks": a social history of slimming clubs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Boat diplomacy: Froissart's 'Chronicles' show Richard II acceding to many of the rebels' demands at Mile End, 14 June 1381. The speed with which the rebels flooded London wrong-footed the king's advisors. (Photo by Alamy)

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Revealed: the true identity of the rebels of the Peasants' Revolt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The battle of Stoke Field – German mercenary Martin Schwarz made a famous last stand in the thick of the fighting even as other elements of the rebel army turned and fled

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The battle of Stoke Field, 1487 – the real last battle of the Wars of the Roses

A c1850 satirical illustration of King John signing Magna Charta. (Photo by the Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Is 15 June 1215 the true date of Magna Carta? Two historians debate. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Actor Errol Flynn as Robin Hood in the film 'The Adventures of Robin Hood', 1938. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

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What's the most accurate Robin Hood film?

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Henry V’s greatest victory (and it wasn't at the battle of Agincourt). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A depiction of the Haiti Rebellion. From 1791-1804, the Caribbean isle of Hispaniola burned and convulsed as enslaved Africans rose up in rebellion after rebellion – finally emerging as independent Haiti. (Image by Getty Images)

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The Haitian Revolution: the enslaved Africans who rose up against France. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Eric Liddell winning the 400-metre final at the 1924 Olympic Games

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History heroDan Walker chooses Eric Liddell (1902–45). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The battle of Sandwich: England’s medieval Trafalgar. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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UFO history10 top sightings and a timeline

A UFO photographed in New Mexico by a government employee. The image was released by the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization after careful study. It is unknown what the image shows.(Photo by Getty Images)

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How UFOs conquered the world – without firing a shot. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of William III of Orange, found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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How glorious was the Glorious Revolution?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn. (Photo by Parisa Taghizadeh courtesy of Channel 5)

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Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn: colour-blind casting and historical accuracy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of Brunhilda of Austrasia

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The real Brunhild? The Visigothic princess behind the Norse saga

An aerial view of Tahiti

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Jeanne Baret: the first known woman to circumnavigate the globe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tulsa race massacre: A man surveys the wreckage of homes in the Oklahoma city of Tulsa, June 1921. Two days of racist violence and destruction left what had been one of the United States’ wealthiest black communities in ruins

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The 1921 Tulsa race massacre: the worst single incident of racial violence in US history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bust of Germanicus, Roman General

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In the footsteps of Germanicus - a Roman General’s journey to Egypt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A page of the Codex Borbonicus, an Aztec folding book painted around the time of the Spanish invasion

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What can the Aztecs tell us about themselves? The secrets of their 'indigenous annals'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The crew of SMS King in its home port following the battle of the Skagerrak, June 1916. (Photo by A Renard/ullstein image via Getty Images)

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Jutland: the battle that won the First World War

Alan Turing

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Your guide to Alan Turing: the man, the enigma

Melisende of Jerusalem

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Melisende of Jerusalem: the queen of a crusader kingdom

A young girl reading a book. We recently asked our Twitter followers which historical fiction book inspired them as a child. (Photo by Terry Vine via Getty Images)

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Historical fiction recommendations for children: the best history books for kids

US NATO Army on training in Germany

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Able Archer 83: the Nato war-game that nearly spelled nuclear disaster. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Entrance to Lincoln Castle. (Dreamstime)

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Lincoln: the battle that gave birth to medieval England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Apartheid road sign

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Your guide to apartheid in South Africa. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Italian prisoners of war being escorted under armed guard to work on a farm, September 1941. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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Prisoners of war in Britain during WW2: where were they held?

Portrait of Sarah Gristwood for BBC History Magazine

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History explorer: Tewkesbury Abbey and four more places linked to the Wars of the Roses. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Once allies, Adolf Hitler and Ernst Röhm (sitting to his left) had a colossal falling out over ideology

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The Night of the Long Knives: the bloody purge that secured Hitler's power. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Carlo Broschi (stage name Farinelli), the most famous opera singer of the 18th century. (Photo By DEA/A. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini/Getty Images)

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Castrated Georgian opera stars: the stars of the 18th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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