Painting of a European marketplace

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General Sir Douglas Haig (left) and Sir Henry Rawlinson are largely to blame for the failure of the battle of the Somme, says historian Hugh Sebag-Montefiore. (Photos by Hulton Archive/Getty Images and Photo12/UIG via Getty Images)

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Early 20th century image showing a tribune in the Roman Republic. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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Young women labour on a farm during the First World War. The radio series Home Front explores life in Britain during the conflict. (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

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Rupert Everett as Oscar Wilde in 'The Happy Prince'. "The image of Wilde in Paris at the end of the 19th century is full of fantasy and sadness, tragedy and humour," says Everett. (Lionsgate)

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The city of Bern, Switzerland. "I lived in Bern as a young lecturer, and I still feel positive about its effect on my life and writing," says Seán Williams. (Photo by Chinnaphong Mungsiri via Getty Images)

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Winston Graham’s central relationship – between the gentlemanly Ross Poldark and Demelza Carne, an illiterate young kitchen maid – is highly unusual. But was there a real ‘Ross and Demelza’ in history? (Photo by Mammoth Screen/BBC)

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Poldark series 3 recap – what happened and what is the real history behind the hit TV series?

Reinhard Heydrich’s brutality was shocking, even by Nazi standards. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

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A group of men wearing togas assault Julius Caesar in this painting depicting his assassination.

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Violence, rebellion and sexual exploitation: the darker side of Ancient Rome

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20th Centuryvideo3 of the most famous royal weddings in history

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A 14th-century Flemish illustration depicting the burying of plague victims in coffins in Tournai in 1349. (Photo by Granger Historical Picture Archive/Alamy Stock Photo)

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My favourite place: Bruges, Belgium

A painting depicting the battle of the White Mountain

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A picturesque scene in Bruges, Belgium

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My favourite place: Bruges, Belgium

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A contemporary pictorial depiction of the Great Plague.

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Crowds of women from ancient Greece gather round a man holding a vase

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Australian troops head for Gallipoli in 1915

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Norsk Hydro's Vermork plant

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Norman cavalry charge the enemy in this detail from the Bayeux Tapestry. Debate rages over the pros and cons of the tapestry leaving France for the first time in more than 900 years. (Photo by Photo 12/Getty Images)

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This painting in Kensington Palace shows a group standing on a balustrade. Among them are George I’s two Turkish grooms of the chamber, ‘Mustapha’ and ‘Mohamed’. (Photo by Steve Vidler/Alamy Stock Photo)

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Illustration by Jonty Clark

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Napoleon Bonaparte of France. (Hulton Fine Art Collection via Getty Images)

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Hitler meets members of the Reich Labour Service. (Photo by AKG)

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