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The Tudor swimming guide: how we first learnt to swim

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A Nazi serial killer and a Tudor gentleman

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British history: the turning points

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The NHS: what can we learn from history?

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6 trailblazing women in history

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Life in a London slum and the Last Judgement

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Ancient civilisations and Victorian shopping

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Britain’s green 
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Simon Schama on American history

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Can history help halt the runaway train?

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The Gough Map: a map of medieval Britain

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Going Dutch: the Glorious Revolution of 1688

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