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Self portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi as a lute player (Photo by Getty Images)

The genius of Artemisia . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait and a cartoon of George IV

The two sides of George IV: is his wretched reputation deserved?

'Self Portrait' by Vincent van Gogh, autumn 1887 (Photo by Marc DEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Why did Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear?

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A history of nakedness in art: Mary Beard on her new BBC series Shock of the Nude

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Historian Mary Beard at the Oxford Literary Festival 2019. (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images)

Mary Beard on the nude in western art . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The ninth-century Alfred Jewel, adorned with the inscription:

10 ways the Anglo-Saxons changed the course of British history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Henry V

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The Venus de Milo sculpture

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Da Vinci's Mona Lisa portrait

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High heaven: Lindisfarne Castle rises above the beach. It's a steep climb to the castle entrance. (Photo by Alamy)

History Explorer The Holy Island of Lindisfarne

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Edward Carey talks about Madame Tussaud on the History Extra podcast. (Wax Figure of Marie Tussaud (Photo by Getty Images)

The story of Madame Tussaud . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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10 photographs that made history

Unknown Woman Wearing a Hat by Isaac Oliver, c.1590-5. Features in Elizabethan Treasures: Miniatures by Hilliard and Oliver, at the National Portrait Gallery from 21 February 2019 to 19 May 2019. (Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II 2019)

Pocket-sized paintings: Elizabethans in miniature

The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Illustration by Kate Greenaway, 1888. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

In pictures: fairytales through history

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British Artist Ivon Hitchens. (Image by Bridgeman)

My history hero: Chris Packham chooses Ivon Hitchens . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.