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George III at the end of his reign. He "represented the uncontrollable aspects of humanity that the Enlightenment could not explain," says Stella Tillyard. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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The Dangerous Trade

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Toilers of the deep: the lives of Edwardian deep sea fishermen

The Abingdon Sword, an iron sword fragment and hilt found near Abingdon in Oxfordshire in 1874. The decoration on the sword hilt indicates this was a high status weapon dating from around AD 875. (Ashmolean Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Royal Tars of Old England

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Bloodied Banners: Martial Display on the Medieval Battlefield

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