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Mary, Queen of Scots: what happened to her ladies-in-waiting?
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Who was the Mona Lisa?
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The motherhood revolution: how the great fertility decline affected the lives of women
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From Austen & Brontë to Woolf: literature’s forgotten female friendships
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Ruth Ellis and the hanging that rocked a nation
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The 1971 Women’s World Cup: game changers?
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Female codebreakers: the women of Bletchley Park
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The real reason Jane Austen never married
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Lucrezia Borgia: is her bad reputation deserved?
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