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A depiction of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence, 4 July, 1776, from a painting by John Trumbull. The men standing are (l to r) John Adams, Roger Sherman Robert R. Livingston, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. (Image by Bettmann/Getty Images)

Your guide to the 1776 American Declaration of Independence

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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

Did the Earl of Sandwich invent the sandwich?

Charles Babbage's Difference Engine marked the start of automatic computing. (Image by Getty Images)

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.

“A useful time-capsule of Georgian life”: Samuel Johnson and his remarkable dictionary

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

Britain’s golden jubilees: from George III to Elizabeth II

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

What great paintings say Marriage à-la-mode: 2. The Tête à Tête by William Hogarth, c1743–45

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

What was it like being a renter in Georgian London?

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, at dusk

9 places where British astronomy flourished

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

Q&A Who were the Ladies of Llangollen?

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HistoryExtra Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman Restoration to Regency (1660–1837) . This is a premium piece of content available to registered 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

Q&A Why do we say “Read the Riot Act”?

Polish coat of arms on red background

Poland and Ukraine’s shared history: how dreams of nationhood endure

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