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Hogarth: the chronicler of the 18th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A contemporary illustration of the Storming of the Bastille, 14 July 1789 – an event that helped create the idea of 'revolution' as we know it today. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Fighting for freedom: the storming of the Bastille and the French Revolution

Pregnant woman before giving birth in the 13th century

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16 things you (probably) didn't know about the rituals behind royal births, from the medieval era to the present day

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

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African Europeans. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

French cuirassiers charging a British infantry square at the battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1906). From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. V. (Cassell and Company Limited, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne). Artist P Jazet. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

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How the French won the battle of Waterloo (or think they did)

Colour portrait of Jane Austen (1775–1817) drawn by her sister Cassandra. Dated 1810. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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Jane Austen: a guide to her life, books and death – plus 8 fascinating facts

A depiction of the Haiti Rebellion. From 1791-1804, the Caribbean isle of Hispaniola burned and convulsed as enslaved Africans rose up in rebellion after rebellion – finally emerging as independent Haiti. (Image by Getty Images)

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The Haitian Revolution: the enslaved Africans who rose up against France. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Prisoners exercise and play sport in the courtyard of the Fleet Prison, circa 1872

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Timeline: a history of prisons in Britain

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William Blake: “artist or genius, or mystic, or madman”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An aerial view of Tahiti

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Jeanne Baret: the first known woman to circumnavigate the globe. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Blackface: a brief history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Carlo Broschi (stage name Farinelli), the most famous opera singer of the 18th century. (Photo By DEA/A. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini/Getty Images)

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Castrated Georgian opera stars: the stars of the 18th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

'Sanditon' - an adaption of Jane Austen's unfinished novel of the same name – is currently airing in the UK on ITV. Pictured: Clara Brereton (played by Lily Sacofsky), Esther Denham (Charlotte Spencer), Lady Denham (Anne Reid) and Edward Denham (Jack Fox). (Photo by RED PLANET/ITV)

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Your guide to Sanditon, Jane Austen’s last unfinished work

This caricature of those meetings depicts proceedings turning to chaos, thanks to the arrival of Napoleon – freshly escaped from his exile on Elba before 'the cake' (Europe) has even been cut

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Europe after Napoleon: what the Congress of Vienna meant for the coalition powers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Napoleon's planned invasion of England: what went wrong?

A red herring on a plate

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Q&AWhy do we say ‘red herring’?

A portrait of Napoleon

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Napoleon: a life in 10 objects

Napoleon Bonaparte on his deathbed. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Image)

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What killed Napoleon Bonaparte?

A cartoon of Napoleon and King George III.

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Q&AHow tall was Napoleon Bonaparte?

Painting of Napoleon in St Helena

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Napoleon on St Helena: how exile became the French emperor's last battle

An early 19th-century painting of Napoleon Bonaparte

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Q&AWhere is Napoleon buried?

Napoleon Bonaparte

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Napoleon Bonaparte: facts about his life, death and career

The storming of the Bastille, 14 July 1789, as depicted by artist Charles Thévenin

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Napoleon’s chance: why the French Revolution was Bonaparte's big break

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Outlander: the real history that inspired the time-slip drama

French cuirassiers charging a British infantry square at the battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1906). From Cassell's 'Illustrated History of England, Vol. V' (Cassell and Company Limited, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne). Artist P Jazet. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

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The battle of Waterloo: 10 key questions answered

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Who was Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister? Episode 1: Robert Walpole. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The bigamy trial that scandalised Georgian England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Young woman gets hair cut in to a bob

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A brief history of changing hairstyles. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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