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The cast of Downton Abbey in front of Highclere Castle. (Image by Alamy)

The upstairs/downstairs world of Downton Abbey: how true to life is it?

Passengers on first class deck of the 'TItanic'. Advertising poster, 1911-1912. (Photo by Roger Viollet via Getty Images)

Quiz How much do you know about Titanic?

Newspaper boy with news of the Titanic disaster, 14 April 1912

Titanic What happened after the sinking?

A still from James Cameron's 'Titanic'. (Image by Alamy)

How accurate are the most famous films about Titanic?

A depiction of Titanic’s final moments, as the ship sinks and passengers watch from a lifeboat

Titanic When did it sink & how long did it take?

US socialite Margaret Brown, who posthumously became known as the ‘Unsinkable Molly Brown’ following her Titanic experiences.

Titanic 8 stories of passengers who sailed on the liner

Titanic in dry doc before it was launched

Titanic When and how was the ship built?

A vintage photo of the RMS Titantic departing Southampton on 10 April 1912

Your history guide to RMS Titanic, plus 12 fascinating facts about the disaster

Children's author Beatrix Potter as a young woman, c1892

Why the real Beatrix Potter was more than her children’s tales

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton

Ernest Shackleton, the great Antarctic explorer of the Heroic Age

A model of the so-called ‘Piltdown Man’ and a replica of its skull,

Q&A Who was the Piltdown Man?

Ranulph Fiennes uses his unique perspective as a polar explorer to reflect on the life and adventures of Ernest Shackleton. (Image by Getty Images)

Surviving hell on earth: Polar explorer Ranulph Fiennes on Shackleton

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Historical recipe Butter Beere

Cultural sociologist Rachel Hurdley peers into the curious history of windows. (Image by Getty Images)

Windows: an illuminating history

A 12-year-old boy with a large bruise on his face ‘pulls threads’ in a New York sweatshop

The 19th-century slums of New York