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My history hero: Walt Disney (1901-66)

London traffic. (Photo by Popper Ltd./ullstein bild via Getty Images)

The history of Britain’s roads

Parisians man the barricades in the 2012 film production of the Victor Hugo classic Les Misérables, a work inspired by the June Rebellion of 1832. (Rex)

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Australian troops head for Gallipoli in 1915

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The myths of the battle of Gallipoli

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Q&A: When were the first film trailers shown?

Northern lights (aurora borealis) dances over an abandoned cabin in Tromsø, Northern Norway. (Photo by Hanneke Luijting via Getty Images)

My favourite place: Arctic Norway

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Winner of the St Leger 1902. Owned by W A H Bass.

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Q&A: Who invented the ‘QWERTY’ typewriter layout?

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War: the locomotive of history?

A drawing of surgeon James Barry (c1789–1865) in uniform. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

Dr James Barry: a surgeon with a secret

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In pictures: The photographs of William Henry Fox Talbot

King James II of England and VII of Scotland (1633 - 1701), c. 1680. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A king without a crown: James VII and II’s years in exile

Parson's Lodge Battery in Rosia Bay, Gibraltar. (Getty Images)

My favourite place: Gibraltar

An acrobat dancer, c1200 BC. (Getty Images)

Love, sex and marriage in ancient Egypt