Exhibitions

The British Museum in London

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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)

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

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

Wonders of the Middle Ages

Replica chariot. (© Mr. Ziyu Qiu)

In pictures: The Terracotta Warriors

The skull of a Roman man from London

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

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In pictures: shoes through history

UNITED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY:THE ORIGINAL SURVIVING MAGNA CARTA MANUSCRIPTS BEING PREPARED FOR DISPLAY AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY. PHOTO BY CLARE KENDALL/BRITISH LIBRARY.

In pictures: Magna Carta

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In pictures: The Body in Ancient Greek Art

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