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Sir Graham Brady (centre), chairman of the 1922 Committee, announces that Theresa May has survived an attempt by Tory MPs to oust her as party leader with a motion of no confidence

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1922 CommitteeWhy are the Tory 'men in grey suits' so influential?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dakota Johnson stars as Anne Elliot in Netflix's 2022 adaptation of Persuasion, the final completed novel by Jane Austen

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Persuasion“The essence and spirit of Austen’s work are fundamentally changed”

The origins of the Conservative Party can be traced to the ‘Tory’ group in parliament which emerged in the last quarter of the 17th century and, led by Lord Bolingbroke (pictured) and Robert Harley, held power during the final years of Queen Anne’s reign. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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Why are they called Tories?A brief history of the Conservative Party. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

c1400 farmer ploughing a field.

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6 of the most catastrophic weather events in British history

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Kavita Puri"Many south Asian diasporic families don’t know of their First World War links". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A black-and-white photograph of men walking down a road lined with shops. They are armed with guns

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The Irish Civil War: 100 years on. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of King Henry VIII

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Henry VIIIThe life and rule of the Tudor king, plus 5 surprising facts

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Britain’s century of political nightmares. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Royal rivals? Medieval England and France’s tempestuous relationship. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Maria Spilsbury painting of a group sat at a drawing room table

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Regency romance and a real-life Anne Elliot. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Protesters urge the government to help elderly people with their energy bills at Downing Street in 2022

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Inflation then and nowBritain's century of boom and bust. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Benjamin Franklin. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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The Treaty of Paris 1783: how to negotiate an exit. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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British schools and education: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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On the streets of 19th-century London. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A man walking past a pile of uncollected rubbish during the Winter of Discontent, 22 September 1978

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Q&AWhat was the Winter of Discontent?

An overturned vehicle on tramlines as a blockage to traffic during the General Strike of 1926

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A brief history of strike action. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tudors play real tennis, a precursor to the modern game of tennis

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Q&AWhat was Real Tennis?

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From bohemian Brighton to military Plymouth: the LGBTQ history of four British cities. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An angry crowd of around 400 miners blockade National Coal Board boss Ian McGregor inside a colliery office at Ellinton Colliery, 22 February 1984

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Your guide to the miners’ strike of 1984–85

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Your guide to George Orwell and his visions of dystopia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of young Queen Victoria wearing a tiara

Victorian

The young Queen Victoria’s struggle to gain the throne

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Episode 7Bones, diet and migrants. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victoria Drummond, Britain's first female marine engineer. Also seen is her ancestral home, Megginch Castle; a Second World War Allied convoy; Mount Etna, which she encountered on one voyage; and a Lloyd’s War Medal for Bravery at Sea, similar to the one that Drummond received in 1941

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Victoria Drummond: trailblazing ship's engineer and war hero. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why we should remember…Charles Babbage's Difference Engine

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Lucy Worsley on three extraordinary livesThe survivor, the 'incurable' and the scapegoat. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Closeup of Henry VIII's face

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The slow death of Henry VIII

Princess Elizabeth and Thomas Seymour (Photos by Getty and Alamy)

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Did Thomas Seymour sexually abuse the teenage Princess Elizabeth?

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Elizabeth Gaskell: a voice of the Victorians. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of William Shakespeare

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History quiz – language and literature. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 6Cultures lost and found. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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