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Neil MacGregor photographed in London. “It seemed a good juncture, as Britain sets to leave the EU and operate alone on the world stage, to get a sense of how other countries view us,” he says. (Image by Chris McAndrew)

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Neil MacGregor: “A consistent element of Britain’s image has been the lonely fighter standing against foreign tyranny”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Courtiers dancing La Volta in a scene from 1953 film The Sword And The Rose

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Strictly shocking: the dances that shook the world. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 16th-century portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Stuart

Mary, Queen of Scots: the real history behind the film

Adolf Hitler watches German troops march in central Poland

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Roger Moorhouse: How Hitler’s diplomatic miscalculation led to WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A photo which was believed to be of the Loch Ness Monster

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The quest for the Loch Ness Monster. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Engraving depicting Chinese opium smokers in a saloon

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What caused the First Opium War?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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ExploreYangon, Myanmar: City of Golden Pagodas. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Robin Hood statue outside Nottingham Castle (Photo by Getty)

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The many faces of Robin Hood. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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General Modern

Top tips for studying history at university

Brendan Sims, professor of the history of international relations at the University of Cambridge

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Books interview with Brendan Simms: “Hitler didn’t see Germany’s main enemy as Soviet communism, but Anglo-American capitalism”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Taxing the rich to feed the poor in the 17th century: the world's first welfare state. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Native American leader Sitting Bull

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History heroSteven Knight chooses Sitting Bull (1831–90). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 16th-century map showing Magellan's ship

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A voyage from hell: how Magellan’s circumnavigation of the world changed history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

US soldiers in Vietnam

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From the Napoleonic Wars to Vietnam and Iraq: a history of war trauma. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Families in a London slum, c1900

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From slums to suburbs: Britain’s council house revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cavalry charge into a crowd of protesters at St Peter's Field, Manchester, as depicted in an 1819 engraving. What followed was the worst violence ever to occur at a political meeting in Britain. (Picture by Alamy)

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The Peterloo Massacre: what did it achieve?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Margaretha Geertruida Zelle called Mata Hari (Photo by Apic/Getty Images)

First World War

Mata Hari: exotic dancer, femme fatale, traitor and spy

General Early Modern

Everything you need to know about the Holy Roman Empire

Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico's left-wing president who in 1940 legalised drugs. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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The year Mexico legalised drugs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An 1824 cartoon depicting the drinking escapades of Oxford students. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 

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One of the earliest and most famous examples of extremism comes from ancient Rome. Starting in 264 BC and continuing for more than a century, Rome engaged in a series of wars with neighbouring Carthage. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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A brief history of extremism – from ancient Rome to al Qaeda. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winchester Cathedral

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From King Alfred to Jane Austen: a historical tour of Winchester. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration by Davide Bonazzi

20th Century

Have nuclear weapons helped to maintain global peace?

Prime ministers Robert Walpole and Boris Johnson

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From Walpole to Boris: a brief history of Eton College and the 20 prime ministers it has produced. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The HMS Victory in Portsmouth

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A visit to HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A late 19th or early 20th-century painting entitled 'Mother and Child'. As fertility rates fell, sentimental idealisations of mothers and babies developed. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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The motherhood revolution: how the great fertility decline affected the lives of women. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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9 notable ambassadors in history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Literary women through the ages: Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf and Charlotte Brontë all enjoyed female friendships which enriched their writing, say Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney. (Getty Images)

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Making history funny: is any historical topic off-limits?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

For our forebears, the secret to a good night's sleep lay in the contents of your gut. (Photo by Leemage/UIG via Getty Images)

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6 sleeping tips and tricks from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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