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Living in sin: unmarried relationships in Victorian Britain
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The massacre at Wounded Knee: why did the US Army attack the Lakota Sioux?
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Around the world in 72 days: how journalist Nellie Bly became the real Phileas Fogg
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From slave to real Lone Ranger? The incredible life of black Wild West lawman Bass Reeves
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A brief history of Boxing Day
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Christmas carols: the history behind 9 festive favourites
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The history of Christmas crackers
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Stranger danger? Xenophobia’s unexpected history
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