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    A portrait of Henry VII, the first Tudor king of England, by Michiel Sittow. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
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    Monarchy timeline: from the Middle Ages to the modern era

    US academic Deborah Lipstadt exults the High Court in London after winning a libel case brought against her by British historian David Irving, 11 April 2000. (Photo by Martyn Hayhow/AFP/Getty Images)
    Second World War

    Holocaust denial on trial: the story of Irving v Lipstadt

    A portrait of Isabella I of Castile. (Photo by PHAS/UIG via Getty Images)
    Medieval

    Isabella I of Castile: Europe’s greatest queen?

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    Illustration of Isabella of France. From the book ‘Our Queen Mothers’ by Elizabeth Villiers. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)
    Medieval

    Isabella of France: the rebel queen

    Painting depicting Cromwell at the head of his troops following the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644, by Ernest Crofts. (Photo by De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images)
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    Oliver Cromwell: the secret of his military genius

    Charles Darwin sports his trademark bushy beard in 1877. (Photo by Corbis Historical/Getty Images)
    Victorian

    From Charles Darwin’s beard to George Eliot’s right hand: 4 famous Victorian bodily quirks

    A drawing of surgeon James Barry (c1789–1865) in uniform. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
    Victorian

    Dr James Barry: a surgeon with a secret

    Portrait of Richard III. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
    Medieval

    The Library Richard III: rewriting the past

    Czar Nicholas II with family. (Getty Images)
    20th Century

    Books interview with Robert Service: “Nicholas II brought the Russian Revolution upon his own head”

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    Anonymous engraving, master of the garden of love, 15th century, France, Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale. (Photo by: Photo12/UIG via Getty Images)
    Medieval

    7 ways to say “I love you” in medieval Europe

    British leader of the Labour Party Clement Attlee leaves the Treasury, 27 May 1945. (Photo by AFP/Getty Images)
    20th Century

    My history hero: Clement Attlee (1883–1967)

    Robin Hood statue outside Nottingham Castle. (Getty Images)
    Medieval

    History Explorer: the legend of Robin Hood

    Bombay, the East India Company's port on the Malabar Coast of India, 1755. Company trading vessels are depicted in the foreground and quayside warehouses and buildings behind. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
    Georgian

    The chaotic conquest of India

    The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee, near Wrexham, North Wales. The aqueduct was built by Thomas Telford. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
    Victorian

    Brunel: the man who built modern Britain

    Parson's Lodge Battery in Rosia Bay, Gibraltar. (Getty Images)
    Georgian

    My favourite place: Gibraltar

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