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Opulent headquarters East India House in London, 1850. From inside this grand building, the East India Company directors oversaw the governance of India and its associated territories (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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A portrait of William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare: a guide to the life of England's greatest playwright

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The battle of Waterloo: 10 key questions answered

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Peter O’Toole (top) plays Henry II alongside Richard Burton

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"Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?" The truth behind Henry II's notorious lament

Four knights hack Thomas Becket to death

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Europe's greatest martyr: how Thomas Becket rose from the dead. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A brief history of garden gnomes

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5 facts about the history of football

Babies from a nursery are walked in a pram, c1953

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17th century engraving showing the execution by hanging of four witches. (Photo by Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images)

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, back to back

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‘Two steps behind’: male royal consorts through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A broker looks at his screens at Frankfurt's stock exchange on 15 September 2008. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/AFP/Getty Images)

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The 2008 financial crisis explained

A 1782 cartoon by James Gillray that depicts Buller as ‘Judge Thumb’. (Photo by Library of Congress)

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Q&AWhy do we say ‘rule of thumb’?

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The bigamy trial that scandalised Georgian England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Entrance to Doo Cave, one of the caves in the Wemyss Caves system. Wemyss Caves are home to the largest collection of Pictish-inscribed symbols in one place. (Photo by Getty Images)

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The battle of Towton during the War of the Roses, 1461. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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The Imperial State Crown

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Q&AWhere were the crown jewels kept during World War II?

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The battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066. Had Harold survived it, William might have found his position untenable because of straightforward logistics, says historian Marc Morris

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Miniature depicting scenes from the Battle of Tewkesbury, where Edward IV defeated the Lancastrian forces of Margaret of Anjou

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How Edward IV reclaimed his throne at the battle of Tewkesbury

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King John hunting on horseback, 14th century. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Mutiny at sea: the forgotten story of murder and brutality aboard HMS Wager

Portrait of John of Gaunt

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John of Gaunt: father of England’s medieval monarchy and self-styled Spanish king

A depiction of the Norman army, from the Bayeux Tapestry

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Portrait of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) by Joseph Highmore (Photo by Alamy)

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The relationship between Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman) and her brother George (Jim Strugess) is explored in 2009 film 'The Other Boleyn Girl'

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