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Watercolour illustration of Lisbon, showing a street leading up towards a church
General History

The history of Lisbon: Portugal’s capital of exploration and commerce

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20th Century

When poison pen letters caused chaos . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Miniature of Ecgfrith, king of the English, along with his bishop Trumwine, visiting Cuthbert at Lindisfarne
Anglo-Saxon

How the Kingdom of Northumbria changed Anglo-Saxon England

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Robert the Bruce addresses his troops ahead of Bannockburn in a 20th-century engraving.
Medieval

Why is the battle of Bannockburn remembered as Scotland’s greatest victory?

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Anglo-Saxon

Secrets of the Anglo-Saxon bone chests . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Georgian

Jane Austen’s passion for fashion . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Second World War

The brain behind the Dambusters raid . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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20th Century

Spanish flu: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Roman

Women who shaped the Roman empire . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Victorian

Great Reputations: Emmeline Pankhurst . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Georgian

Great Reputations: Napoleon . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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20th Century

Great Reputations: Gandhi . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ancient Egypt

Great Reputations: Cleopatra . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

c1880, the Paris rugby team.
20th Century

When Vichy France banned rugby

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Stuart

Great Reputations: Oliver Cromwell . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.