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Richard Evans. (Photo by Fran Monks for BBC History Magazine)

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Books interview with Richard J Evans: “For Hobsbawm, communism was a matter of life and death”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Duncan Grant's studio at Charleston. Despite its lack of creature comforts, the East Sussex farmhouse became the weekend hub of the Bloomsbury set. (Photo by Charleston House/Tony Tree)

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History ExplorerThe story of the Bloomsbury set. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The unemployed scramble for soup tickets in an engraving from 'The Illustrated London News'. Elizur Wright observed the plight of the poor with a horrified fascination. (Photo by Massachusetts Historical Society/ Bridgeman)

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A Victorian Bill Bryson: Elizur Wright's letters from Great Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mass meeting of Chartists on Kennington Common, London, 10 April 1848

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9 places connected to the Chartism movement. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Bomber Command Memorial in London, which was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012. (Photo by Epics/Getty Images)

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How should we remember the men of Bomber Command?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting depicting Oliver Cromwell gazing at the body of Charles I

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Killers of the king: the men who dared to execute Charles I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Heck cows, the result of Nazi breeding experiments. Seven Heck cows had to be put down in January 2015 after they tried, on multiple occasions, to attack Devon farmer Derek Gow. (Photo by Jim Wileman/Alamy Stock Photo)

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Nazi super-cows and defamed Gods: 7 strange and forgotten moments in history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The bronze statue in Washington DC celebrating Abraham Lincoln's emancipation of slaves shows the 16th president standing over a shackled African American. Lincoln is "one of the towering figures in the story that Americans tell about themselves," writes Lucy Worsley. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Lincoln and slavery: "If I could save the union without freeing any slave, I would"

Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, make the journey by carriage procession to Buckingham Palace following their wedding ceremony on April 29, 2011 in London. (Image by Matt Cardy/AFP/Getty Images)

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Kate Middleton: a modern royal woman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The president of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt and his staff gathered together in New York to find a solution to the economic crisis. 1935. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

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Icons: the game changers of the 20th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Foundations of a bath house at the Roman fort on Bar Hill in central Scotland. (Photo by Alamy)

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History explorerRoman Britain’s final frontier. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

For 10th-century warriors, the appearance of wolves, ravens and eagles on the battlefield meant an unlucky few had been chosen to die. Eric Lacey digs into a grisly superstition. (Illustration by Ross Craig for BBC History Magazine)

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The LibraryAnglo-Saxon beasts of death. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 1646 engraving of John Lilburne behind bars. The outspoken critic of successive governments spent half his life imprisoned or in exile. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

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John Lilburne: the rebel they couldn’t gag. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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5 women who challenged the Westminster boys' club in the 18th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Wat Pra Singh is among the most visited temples in Chiang Mai, Thailand. (Photo by Getty Images)

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My favourite place: Chiang Mai, Thailand

"As for the accusation that he killed the princes in the Tower, I think he was framed," says Robert Lindsay of Richard III, shown in a 16th-century portrait. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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My history hero: Robert Lindsay chooses Richard III. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Paul Morland. (Photo by Frank Monks)

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Books interview with Paul Morland: “Even the Spanish flu pandemic wasn’t enough to stop population growth”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Anne, based on a work by Sir Godfrey Kneller, c1702–10. Anne's reign saw women take centre stage in fierce political debates. (Photo by Bridgeman/National Trust Photographic Library)

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Queen Anne's feuding favourites. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The history of the calendar. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

English crime writer Agatha Christie and her daughter, Rosalind, are featured in a newspaper article reporting the mysterious disappearance of the novelist, 1926. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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8 weird things that have happened during the festive season through history

Herbert Hasler, one of the Cockelshell heroes, seen here at work on his sloop at the Don Fuller boatyard, Bosham, Sussex. 1st March 1966. (Image by Getty)

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My history hero: Paddy Ashdown chooses ‘Blondie’ Hasler. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How did Henry VIII and Elizabeth I celebrate Yuletide? (Illustration by Becca Thorne for BBC History Magazine)

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Tales from a Tudor Christmas. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration by Femke de Jong

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Does it always pay to trust the cash in your pockets?

Shapes for pies from T Hall, The Queen's Royal Cookery, 1713.

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The taste of Christmas past: 4 historical festive recipes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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10 terrible taxes in history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots

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Deadly rivals: Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The "brilliant" Walt Disney with Mickey Mouse in 1935. (Getty Images)

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My history hero: Walt Disney (1901-66). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A group of skaters on a frozen-over backwater of the River Thames at Abingdon, 1895. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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A brief history of climate change warnings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A view from the Choir of Canterbury Cathedral looking towards Trinity Chapel, which was built in the 12th century to house the remains of Thomas Becket. (Photo by Alamy)

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History explorerThe wonder of medieval cathedrals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My favourite place: Jamaica

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