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The history of Madrid: from the Moors to modernity
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The bombing of Guernica: who was responsible?
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John of Gaunt: The man who would be king
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Two worlds collide: Spanish conquistadors and Aztecs
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Mutiny at sea: the forgotten story of murder and brutality aboard HMS Wager
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