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Amazing archaeological discoveries that trounce Indiana Jones . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Living the life of luxury with the Persians & Greeks . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Simon Schama on how inoculation changed the world . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Mountaineering on Everest: everything you want to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Is history too politicised? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Battling the British empire . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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William the Conqueror’s invasion plans . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Did Black Death trigger the rise of Europe? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

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Three young queens: the unexpected bonds between Renaissance royals . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ramesses II: Egypt’s greatest pharaoh? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tudor childhood: from dodging death to nursery rhymes . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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