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Ancient Egypt

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c1880, the Paris rugby team.
20th Century

When Vichy France banned rugby

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Anglo-Saxon thegns
Norman

Q&A Who was Eadnoth the Staller?

A picture of people in a Chinese port
Victorian

The Great Tea Race of 1866

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20th Century

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General History

The history of York: a northern powerhouse of many names

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20th Century

My history hero Ashley John-Baptiste chooses Walter Tull

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Roman

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Medieval

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20th Century

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