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In pictures: what did the real Peaky Blinders look like?
20th Century
Nylon pirates: the postwar craze for cut-price stockings
Victorian
A brief history of beards
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Victorian
Stitching the fashions of the 19th century: who dressed the 19th-century elite?
Victorian
A brief history of camouflage
Georgian
Q&A
What signals were used in fan language?
General ancient history
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When were trousers first worn?
Sexy shoes: 5 things our footwear has said about us through history
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First World War
15 things you didn’t know about fashion in the First World War
Tudor
Revealed: the secrets of the Tudor cross-dressers
General Modern
Who’s the best-dressed Briton in history?
Medieval
Medieval underwear: bras, pants and lingerie in the Middle Ages
Georgian
At the edge of reason: shaving and razors in 18th-century Britain
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