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A mutineer in the family . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Two-Penny Whist, published January 11, 1796, James Gillray (English, 1756-1815), published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818), England, Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, on cream wove paper, 231 × 334 mm (image), 247 × 350 mm (plate), 270 × 384 mm (sheet). (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

15 minutes of fame Hannah Greig chooses Hannah Humphrey

Paterson Joseph and Ignatius Sancho

My history hero Paterson Joseph chooses Ignatius Sancho

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Clash of cultures: how interpreters bridged the gap between Britain and China . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Historical recipe Carrot pudding

Adam Henson and Robert Bakewell

My history hero Adam Henson chooses Robert Bakewell

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15 minutes of fame: Hannah Humphrey, entrepreneurial Georgian printseller . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The leader of the Luddites, 1812. Found in the collection of British Museum. Anonymous artist. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

5 of the worst years in British history

Front door of No 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British prime minister

From Walpole to Truss Lessons from the 300-year history of the British prime minister

A 1773 allegorical engraving of the three powers partitioning Poland

Why we should remember… the first Partition of Poland

Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert and Edward Jenner

My history hero Dame Sarah Gilbert chooses Edward Jenner

Bridal accessories, including lace gloves and pearls (Alchemia | Dreamstime.com)

Beyond fashion: 6 accessories that reveal changing attitudes in society, from the Georgians to the 20th century

Photo of Ginger Rogers

Q&A When did people start wearing sunglasses?

A portrait of William IV

Your guide to William IV, the ‘sailor king’

Oscar Wilde with Lord Alfred Douglas in 1893

General History

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