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Belgium’s great divide

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True or false? The answers

The fine rolls of King Henry III

My history hero: Douglas Bader (1910–82)

Ye olde travel guide: Olympia 480 Bc

The making of the King James Bible

Civil rights and the Civil War

The LibraryOld and new - a look at the Merchant Navy and modern-day western supremacy

Two women from South America. Six centuries ago South American civilisations matched the west in some respects. (Getty Images)

The wonder of the west

A historical image from the iron and steel industry in Teeside

Industrial revolution

175 years of iron and steel

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The school that never was

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True or false?

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Aristocracy: A Very Short Introduction

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Luxury – the new ‘four letter word’

The site of the battle of Naseby, which saw parliament's New Model Army win its first major battle against the royalists in June 1645. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Where history happened: the Wars of the Three Kingdoms part 1

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Women don’t always change channel when the bombs begin to fall

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Historic Rochester

Illustration by Glen McBeth

Is it true that a huge brawl once broke out among MPs in the House of Commons in the 19th century?

Elizabethan adventurer, courtier, navigator and historian Sir Walter Ralegh – "a gorgeous, larger than life figure". Unfortunately, many of his peers weren't impressed by his good looks, and saw instead an arrogant man, blind to his own weaknesses. (Time Life Pictures/Mansell/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

The LibraryWalter Ralegh: the heroic traitor

A woman puts a foundling, or her own unwanted child, into a revolving doorway in a hospital or orphanage wall, intended for unwanted children. (Getty Images)

A mother's love: tokens left with London's foundling babies

Ironclad and the Siege of Rochester

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The Coolidge Effect

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The Language Wars: Review of the reviews

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The Golden Age: The Spanish Empire of Charles V

8 reasons to visit historic Chelsea

Illustration of couple with bubonic plague

Where the Black Death happened: 9 places connected to the plague

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Boffinology: The Real Stories Behind Our Greatest Scientific Discoveries

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Should the public pick up the tab for the royal wedding?

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Bathtubs and hoaxes

Yemen’s forgotten war