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    5 myths of the Second World War’s Great Escape

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    Britain’s civil wars: the 15 key moments

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    Ye Olde Travel Guide: Edo 1850

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    The battle of Sandwich: England’s medieval Trafalgar

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    The watchmakers of Waterford

    The replica of 'The Matthew' arriving at Douarnenez, France in 1998. It was on the original 15th-century vessel that John Cabot travelled to North America. (Getty Images)
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    Where history happened: Tudor smuggling

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