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The British Museum in London
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Virtual museum and monument tours: how to explore the wonders of history from your home

The Codex Amiatinus – one of three huge Latin bibles produced at the twin monasteries of Wearmouth-Jarrow in the north-east of England in the early eighth century. (Photo by Sam Lane Photography/British Library)
Anglo-Saxon

Manuscripts in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: 10 things we learned

15th century French illuminated manuscript: The flight into Egypt. (Photo by Getty Images)
Medieval

Wonders of the Middle Ages

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Roman

In pictures: The Terracotta Warriors

The skull of a Roman man from London
Roman

In pictures: Romans and their dead

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First World War

No Man’s Land: Women photographers in the First World War

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In pictures: Russian visual culture, 1905-1955

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Ancient Egypt

Underwater worlds: remarkable images from Ancient Egypt’s sunken cities

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In pictures: shoes through history

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In pictures: Magna Carta

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In pictures: The Body in Ancient Greek Art

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