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Barbary pirates: kidnapped in Iceland

At the edge of reason: shaving and razors in 18th-century Britain

My history hero: Abba Kovner (1918–87)

England and Wales: best of enemies?

Jerusalem: blood and gold

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The NASA Space Pen

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School history: the hidden success story

BBC History Magazine

An Atlas of the Peninsular War

BBC History Magazine

A World on Fire

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Thin horse

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Archaeologist discovers Saudi Arabian secrets … from his armchair

BBC History Magazine

The Real Jim Hawkins: Ships’ Boys in the Georgian Navy

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Protection for historical buildings

Arbroath Abbey

Myths of the Pagan North: The Gods of the Norsemen

BBC History Magazine

Young politician

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War: A Short History

Finger painting

George III at the end of his reign. He "represented the uncontrollable aspects of humanity that the Enlightenment could not explain," says Stella Tillyard. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Uncertainty and unrest: the madness of the Regency period

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Darfur: The history behind the bloodshed

BBC History Magazine

Liar, liar

BBC History Magazine

James V’s Stirling Heads unveiled

Kettle's Yard, Cambridge

Why is the American city of Cincinnati named after a hero of ancient Rome?

BBC History Magazine

Austerity measures will open the door to the black market

BBC History Magazine

Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science

BBC History Magazine

Share your 20th-century stories with the BBC

BBC History Magazine

The Dangerous Trade

Ruby Sparks: the smash-and-grab gangster

Communist sport: Cold War copycats