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A voter in a British election in 1923.

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German submarine on mission in the Atlantic ocean, 1942/1943 (Photo by ullstein bild via Getty Images)

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Tourists at Stonehenge

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The Cunard liner Lusitania

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Queen Elizabeth I

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Ragnar Lothbrok. (Illustration by Georgie Gozem for BBC History Magazine)

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A 15th-century miniature from 'La Vraye Histoire du Bon Roy Alixandre'. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

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A family at the seaside in the 1960s.

20th CenturygalleryIn pictures: English life in the 1960s, photographed by Tony Ray-Jones

Edwardian hat pin head found on the Thames shore. (Photo by Bloomsbury)

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Lord Mountbatten at a desk

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Knole, a house on an epic scale that's now run by the National Trust.

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Princess Margaret wearing a fur coat

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British writer Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl11 things you might not know about the children's author

Harlech Castle with Snowdonia in the background.

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The ninth-century Alfred Jewel, adorned with the inscription: "Alfred ordered me to be made". This masterpiece of Anglo-Saxon art is thought to have been an aestel, a pointer used to follow text. (Picture by Alamy)

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Nicola Tallis photographed by David Hampton in October 2019

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Viking ships arriving in Britain, c1130. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty

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Hallie Rubenhold photographed in London. "In the 19th century, being both poor and a woman was a terrible combination. The cards were stacked against them," she says. (Photography by Fran Monks)

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The queen's visit to the Welsh village of Aberfan

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The 1969 documentary was made amid a feeling that there was an increasing awareness of a need to ‘sell’ the monarchy to the people, writes historian Sarah Gristwood. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Queen Elizabeth II invests her eldest son, Prince Charles

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Charles, The Prince of Wales’s 1969 investiture at Caernarfon Castle, 50 years on

Charles I's great weakness was that he made a strict distinction between his role as king, in which he could not compromise, and his personal role, which was entirely pleasant and courteous, says Sean Lang. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)

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8 of the nicest kings in history

The newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II

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Why has the British monarchy survived?

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The War of the Worlds. (Photo by BBC/© Mammoth Screen)

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Turkeys, bred in Norfolk, cover the facade of a London butcher's shop, 1929. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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Actress Sarah Bernhardt, who was personally invited by Oscar Wilde to play the title role in the upcoming London premiere of his play, 'Salomé'.

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The Crown of Thorns allegedly worn by Christ during the Passion. It was one of the prized possessions in Notre-Dame Cathedral until April 2019 – when it was rescued by the inferno that gutted the building. (Photo by: Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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