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    March 2013

    Articles from the March 2013 issue of BBC History Magazine

    A portrait of Henry V of England. The Treaty if Troyes, signed in 1420, saw Henry named Charles's regent; by marrying the latter's daughter, Katherine, Henry secured his position as heir to the throne. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
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    A wayward prince? King Henry V’s misspent youth

    The Calcutta Cup, a rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Six Nations Championship match between England and Scotland.
    Victorian

    Scotland v England: the world’s first international rugby match

    Hitler meets members of the Reich Labour Service. (Photo by AKG)
    Second World War

    Q&A: Are any laws made by the Nazi regime still in use?

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    Q&A: How many years of its existence has Britain been at war?

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    Thomas Cromwell: a thug in a doublet?

    Portrait of Richard III of England. The discovery of his body under a Leicester car park in 2012 has been
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    Where now for Richard III?

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    A noisy history of the world

    Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The 16th president of the United States
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    My history hero: Abraham Lincoln (1809–65)

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    One of the two 19th-century bronze sphinxes sited next to Cleopatra's Needle, London's oldest monument. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)
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    Where history happened: Egypt in Britain

    The industrial revolution increased the amount of work available for both the old and the young. The welfare of child workers, in particular, suffered from the effects of long and consecutive days of employment, says Emma Griffin. (SSPL/Getty Images)
    Industrial revolution

    The industrial revolution: an age of opportunity

    An oil painting depicting the battle of Camperdown, a
    Georgian

    Tales from Nelson’s navy

    A French soldier standing in the entrance to a trench. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
    First World War

    Holding the line: France in the First World War

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