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Boudica and her daughters stand aloft in a bronze chariot in this statue located on the Thames embankment in London.

Boudica: scourge of the Roman empire

Four police officers, members of the Bow Street Horse Patrol, pose for a photograph with a horse.

The rise of the Great British ‘bobby’: a brief history of Britain’s police service

A picturesque scene in Bruges, Belgium

My favourite place: Bruges, Belgium

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The failings of the French Revolution

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11 shocking moments in history

Expelled Germans leaving Poland's western territories

Second World War

After VE Day: The war without an end

An archive photo of the Bevin Boys. The name was given to the conscripted workforce that provided Britain with coal during the Second World War. (Courtesy of Mining Art Gallery, Bishop Auckland)

Second World War

5 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Bevin Boys

Andrew Roberts.

Andrew Roberts

Old Wardour Castle

Britain’s 7 most amazing ruins

Nicola Tallis.

Nicola Tallis

Nicholas Vincent.

Nicholas Vincent

Diane Atkinson.

Diane Atkinson

A contemporary pictorial depiction of the Great Plague.

The Black Death: the historians’ view

From The Library

Peter Mayhew, Harrison Ford, Alec Guinness and Mark Hamill, on-set of the film Star Wars

Star Wars: why did the film make history?