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My history hero: Walt Disney (1901-66)

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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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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

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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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History Weekends return to York and Winchester this autumn

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Sam’s historical recipe corner: fish sausages

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

A brief history of… the Derby

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John Hunter and the horrors of 18th-century surgery

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

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Oxford v Cambridge: A history of the boat race

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War: the locomotive of history?