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

My history hero: Horatio Nelson (1758–1805). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Calcutta pavement, c1961

After Partition: colony politics and the rise of communism in Bengal. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Icelandic murder mystery. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hannibal’s war elephants are defeated at the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. (AKG)

How Hannibal beat the Alps but couldn't beat Rome. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

British prime minister Winston Churchill greeting the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. From left to right: Princess Elizabeth II; the Queen Mother; Churchill, King George VI and Princess Margaret. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Buckingham Palace’s balcony: a focal point for national celebration. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

China in World War Two. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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)

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

The Koh-i-Noor. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval zombies: how the walking dead haunted the Middle Ages. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Living through Partition. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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

Dunkirk: 6 big questions on a remarkable rescue mission. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

View of Halong Bay taken from the top of an island. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: Vietnam

The lost objects of South Asia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The brilliance of Henry James. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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

Money, love and revenge: the motivations of spies through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait depicting Mary, Queen of Scots.

History quiz - surgeons and Mary, Queen of Scots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The LibraryThe English in America. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

September 2017

Germany’s World War Two. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

'Poldark' character Aunt Agatha (left) draws our attention to the often-ignored figure of the 18th-century spinster, says Hannah Greig. (Image credit: BBC/Mammoth Screen/Robert Viglasky)

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

Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Rivoli

Napoleon Bonaparte's greatest triumphs and disasters

Test pilot Melitta Schiller (right), Berlin, June 1943. (Photo by DRK/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

The women who flew for Hitler: an interview with Clare Mulley. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood… on radical Islamism. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The LibraryVoices of the Cold War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ironbridge over the river Severn in Telford, England. (Getty Images)

History explorer: The power of British iron. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

My history heroNick Knowles chooses Julius Caesar (100–44 BC). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An Iranian Jewish woman walks past the graves of Polish Jews who died in Iran during and after the Second World War

The LibraryThe incredible tale of the WW2 Poles who fought back. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Pilgrim Fathers leaving Delft Haven on their voyage to America, July 1620. Image dates from 1878. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

England’s migrant crisis. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.