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Glass men & killer doubles: a history of delusions . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A spare anchor sits in its well on the forepeek of the shipwrecked Titanic.

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From Terror to Titanic: 7 famous shipwrecks

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Q&A What are the origins of the caesarean section?

The George Inn at Norton St Philip

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In search of Britain’s oldest pub

Troops clear damage after the Lynmouth flood disaster of 1952

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Britain’s flood disasters: a brief history

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The Sahara: a green and pleasant land . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Measurement: an unexpected history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Enemies of the state 10 high-profile treason cases

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Treason: from Anne Boleyn to Lord Haw Haw . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A real and a virtual Tycho Brahe surveys the heavens next to his mural quadrant in the frontispiece to ‘Machines of the New Astronomy’. (Photo by DEA/G.DAGLI ORTI via Getty Images)

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A history of science in 10½ objects

Jesus is shown cleansing ten lepers in a scene from the Gospel According to Luke, illustrated in an 11th-century manuscript

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Leprosy How has the disease been perceived and treated through history?

Oscar Wilde with Lord Alfred Douglas in 1893

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From Oscar Wilde to David Irving: 9 landmark libel & defamation cases through history

Geometric pavers, colourful doors and gingerbread trim on a pair of Victorian terrace houses

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Snuffers, scrapers and murder-holes: walking through the history of the front door

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Powerful pages: the beguiling history of books . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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6 of the most catastrophic weather events in British history