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As many as 15 people may have been killed, and a further 500 badly injured, during the 1819 riot in Manchester that came to be known as the 'Peterloo' Massacre. (Rischgitz/Getty Images)

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16 August 1819: Militia massacres protesters at ‘Peterloo’

A New York opium den. Although US legislators cracked down on opiates in the early 20th century, organised crime networks continued to fuel the illegal trade in narcotics. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Books interview with Lucy Inglis: “Opium has held mankind’s hand since the beginning”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ross Poldark in London in the BBC's drama. The capital city was described in contemporary magazines and newspapers as the "vortex of dissipation", says Hannah Greig. (Image Credit: BBC/Mammoth Screen/Robert Viglasky)

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From politics to pleasure gardens: the real history behind Poldark's 18th-century London. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Brass band playing during Mardi Gras in Mew Orleans

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A woodcut print depicting the stocks, a form of Elizabethan punishment. Dated 16th century. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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"Damn your blood": Swearing in early modern English

King William II is often overshadowed by his Norman father, William the Conqueror. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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7 forgotten monarchs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The American War of Independence: Three Films

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Britain’s Catholic emancipation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winston Graham’s central relationship – between the gentlemanly Ross Poldark and Demelza Carne, an illiterate young kitchen maid – is highly unusual. But was there a real ‘Ross and Demelza’ in history? (Photo by Mammoth Screen/BBC)

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Poldark series 3 recap – what happened and what is the real history behind the hit TV series?

London traffic. (Photo by Popper Ltd./ullstein bild via Getty Images)

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The history of Britain’s roads

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The remarkable history of the Netherlands. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A Georgian painting depicting children leaving for school

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Where history happened: Georgian fossil hunting. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The failings of the French Revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Q&AWas Captain Bligh hated by the crew of the Bounty?

Napoleon Bonaparte of France. (Hulton Fine Art Collection via Getty Images)

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Shackles that were used to tether slaves, on display at the International Slavery Museum. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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An engraving from Ulrich Molitor’s ‘On witches and female soothsayers’, depicting witches bringing down the rain. Germany, 15th century. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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Prince Ernest Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland and fifth son of King George III

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Chatsworth House

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The Royal Opera House. (Getty Images)

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The White House, Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 1797. Artist: Abbott, Lemuel Francis (1760-1802)

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Winston Graham's Poldark novels remind us of aspects of the past that might otherwise remain in the shadows, says Hannah Greig. (Image credit: Mammoth screen/BBC)

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The real history behind 'Poldark' series three: episode nine

George Warleggan. (Image credit: BBC/Mammoth Screen/Robert Viglasky)

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The real history behind 'Poldark' series three: episode eight

In the recent episode of Poldark, Dwight Enys once more displayed modern medical skill. (Image credit: Mammoth Screen / BBC)

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The real history behind 'Poldark' series three: episode seven

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