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A fierce clash between colonists and British troops in Boston on 5 March 1770

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The American Revolution: your guide to the 18th-century war of independence

An oil painting by Benjamin West shows some of the main belligerents of the Seven Years’ War, a conflict that lay the foundations for future discord between Native Americans and the British and French empires

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How did the American Revolution begin?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 1779 cartoon showing the United States as a horse, unseating its rider, George III

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Q&ADid George III read the American Declaration of Independence?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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On the streets of 19th-century London. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as Mr Malcolm and Freida Pinto as Selina Dalton in Mr Malcolm's List

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What was on Mr. Malcolm’s List? The real history behind the Regency romance

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Casanova: more than a serial seducer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The fourth earl of Sandwich, contemplating a sandwich in a thought bubble

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Did the Earl of Sandwich invent the sandwich?

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Why we should remember…Charles Babbage's Difference Engine

A stained glass portrait of Dr Samuel Johnson in 17 Gough Square, London Inns court c1989.

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"A useful time-capsule of Georgian life": Samuel Johnson and his remarkable dictionary. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Elizabeth II, in March 2022 - the year of her platinum jubilee (Photo by Getty Images)

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Britain's golden jubilees: from George III to Elizabeth II. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Marriage à-la-mode: 2. The Tête à Tête.

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What great paintings sayMarriage à-la-mode: 2. The Tête à Tête by William Hogarth, c1743–45. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A lodger disputes his bill with his landlady in this 1812 print by Thomas Rowlandson

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What was it like being a renter in Georgian London?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, at dusk

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9 places where British astronomy flourished. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, better known to history as the Ladies of Llangollen

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Q&AWho were the Ladies of Llangollen?

HistoryExtra's Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman

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HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy BormanRestoration to Regency (1660–1837). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Catherine the Great: inoculation pioneer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Scene of the Peterloo Massacre

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Q&AWhy do we say "Read the Riot Act"?

Polish coat of arms on red background

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Poland and Ukraine’s shared history: how dreams of nationhood endure. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Benjamin Franklin: portrait of a revolutionary. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A cartoon published by Benjamin Franklin c1770 urging the colonies to unite and resist British rule. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

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Benjamin Franklin: from British patriot to American hero. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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What if…George III hadn't 'lost' the colonies?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton and Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma in Bridgerton season 2

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How to succeed in Regency courtship. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Bridgerton: behind the scenes of season 2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A drawing of a Georgian woman in a wide dress and a towering wig

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How to survive in the Georgian court. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Stoneleigh Abbey in Warwickshire. (Photo by Archimage/Alamy Stock Photo)

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Through the keyhole: how the finest mansions in Georgian Britain were furnished. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor meet for a dance in Bridgerton

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Q&AHow did people learn to dance in Baroque and Regency times?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Napoleonic Wars: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Flora MacDonald, who found fame as a Jacobite heroine sailing Bonnie Prince Charlie to safety

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Who was Flora MacDonald?

Illustration showing a scene from the Battle of Moore's Creek

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The Highlanders of North Carolina & the battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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​​Gardens and the scientific revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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