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Great Train Robbery’s Ronnie Biggs dies

Second World War

Myth of foreign Nazi volunteers ‘debunked’

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Harry Houdini escape artist props to go under hammer

Revealed: the tomb of Henry VIII's forgotten son

BBC History Magazine

The race to save western Europe's 'rarest historic buildings'

BBC History Magazine

Vibrations rotate Manchester Museum's ancient statue

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Last living British person born in 1800s dies

First World War

Slang and swear words 'helped soldiers survive the First World War'

BBC History Magazine

Poppy appeal loses out in trend for 'posh poppies'

BBC History Magazine

First ever kangaroo and dingo paintings to remain in UK

BBC History Magazine

Ancient mummies found in Lima suburb

BBC History Magazine

New website charts London's well-being across 125 years

BBC History Magazine

Revealed: the Houses of Parliament that never came to be

BBC History Magazine

“Forbear wine and tobacco”: advice for 17th-century university freshers revealed

Never-before-seen Roman artefacts to go on display for first time

BBC History Magazine

Army of volunteers needed to investigate vulnerable buildings

Richard III tomb design unveiled by Leicester Cathedral

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Heritage funding and 'dumbing down' fears shared on Twitter

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'Britain needs police museum' says crime historian

First World War

First World War drama The Wipers Times an instant hit with viewers

Researchers go into battle to test Bronze Age weapons

Great Earl of Kildare 'extended English rule over Ireland'

First World War

Your 60-second guide to Ypres

Music used 'to torment victims of torture in Pinochet’s Chile'

BBC History Magazine

History writers dominate Samuel Johnson Prize longlist

BBC History Magazine

Take a closer look at the battle of Flodden with our free interactive iPad app

Richard III 'had roundworm infection'

BBC History Magazine

Your country needs you! Volunteers called upon to transcribe historic archives

BBC History Magazine

Debate continues over truth behind 'oldest' Australia map

BBC History Magazine

Excavation search for soldiers killed on Flodden battlefield