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Q&A: Were the martial songs in Nazi newsreels typical of the period?.

When completed in the early 12th century, Durham Cathedral was "absolutely up-to-the-minute in its design and near-perfect in its execution," says Marc Morris. (Jim Gibson via Getty Images)

Where history happened: Norman churches.

Polperro Museum, Cornwall

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Songs of Innocence: The Story of British Childhood

Thomas Cromwell: a thug in a doublet?.

History explorer: the historic Culloden battlefield

Where now for Richard III?

Bridgnorth Castle, Shropshire

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Richard I 'not killed by poisoned arrow'

A noisy history of the world.

Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The 16th president of the United States "understood the value of hard work, had deep beliefs and pursued them," says Alastair Campbell. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

My history hero: Abraham Lincoln (1809–65).

Holding the line: France in the First World War.

One of the two 19th-century bronze sphinxes sited next to Cleopatra's Needle, London's oldest monument. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)

Where history happened: Egypt in Britain.

Ye olde travel guide: Florence 1380.

An oil painting depicting the battle of Camperdown, a "crushing British victory" over the Batavian (Dutch) Republic in the North Sea. (Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Tales from Nelson's navy.

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Live genealogy show returns to London Olympia

Richard III discovery.

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Macaulay and Son: Architects of Imperial Britain

"I read and studied much": Adolf Hitler at his Berghof mountain retreat in c1936. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)

Hitler's philosophers.

The call for the First Crusade was initially made by Pope Urban (pictured) in 1095. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Britain and Islam: a matter of faith.

Cosmeston Medieval Village, Glamorgan

Leicester 'not trusted' with Richard III remains

Leicester car park skeleton 'is that of Richard III'

Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield

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Q&AQ&A: Have twins ever been in line for the throne?

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LA Times photo from newspaper report 1942

A big day in history: Japanese planes attack Los Angeles. Or do they?.

"Although the circus as we know it has its roots in the 18th century, the history of its three basic forms (clowning, equestrianism and animals) goes back much further," says Vanessa Toulmin. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Where history happened: the circus in Britain.

Image by Jonty Clark.

Ye olde travel guide: Calcutta 1905.

My history hero: Clara Schumann (1819-96).