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An illustration showing the last moments of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, the explorer, soldier and half-brother of Sir Walter Ralegh. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

The Tudor guide to colonising the world

Guillaume de Jumieges, Cesta Normanorum, f° 116, letter with dropped initial, William the Conqueror receives the chronicler's manuscript, 11th century, France, Rouen, Bibliotheque Municipale.

William the Conqueror: hero or villain?

Lady Jane Grey's execution, as imagined by painter Paul Delaroche in 1833. (VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)

Lady Jane Grey: why do we want to believe the myth?

Illustration by Glen McBeth.

Q&A: When did the leopards on the royal arms of England become the lions depicted today?

Newark Castle flanked by the river Trent. To say that King John's death here in 1216 was little-lamented is something of an understatement. "With John's foul deeds all England is stinking, as does hell, to which he is now sinking," wrote the chronicler Matthew Paris. (Getty Images)

Where history happened: King John and the French invasion

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Edward I in Parliament.

Edward I: man of principle or grasping opportunist?

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)

Second World War

8 historical events that happened in June

English actor Trevor Howard as Captain William Bligh on the set of 'Mutiny On The Bounty', directed by Lewis Milestone, 1962. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Q&A: Was Captain Bligh hated by the crew of the Bounty?

Australian troops head for Gallipoli in 1915

First World War

The myths of the battle of Gallipoli

Australian troops (widely known as ‘Diggers’) at Anzac Cove in April 1915

First World War

Gallipoli: a defining moment in Australian history

President Kennedy holds a press conference shortly before the failed 'Bay of Pigs' invasion of Cuba. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Bay of Pigs invasion: Kennedy’s Cuban catastrophe

Pancake day celebrations

The history of Shrove Tuesday

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