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A range of Barbies at a New York toy fair, 2019

Barbie: a forward-thinking and a behind-the-times image of womanhood

A 1569 portrait, thought to be of Helena Snakenborg (Photo by Alamy Stock Photo)

The Tudor travel bug: 6 artefacts that show the Tudors’ taste for travel

Construction of the Berlin Wall begins at Ebertstrasse. The barrier would divide the city for 28 years (Photo by von der Becke/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Life in East Germany: the cultural evolution behind the Iron Curtain

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Professor David Carpenter discusses the history of Westminster Abbey

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Roman Forum in Rome, Italy (Photo by Olgacov | Dreamstime.com)

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Rome history Emperors, popes and Renaissance glory

The Royal Observatory, commissioned by Charles II in 1675, on a hill in Greenwich Park, London (Photo by: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Art, culture and science in the Restoration period

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Episode 8 Athens . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 7 Oslo . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A man in Victorian dress holding a cane jumps on a beach

Can you guess the meaning of Victorian slang?

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Episode 5 Istanbul . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Valletta at dusk

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Malta history From Maltese Falcon to George Cross

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Episode 3 Rome . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

THe Crosby Garrett helmet

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Why might the definition of treasure be changing? Five things we learnt from our conversation with heritage minister Lord Parkinson