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April 2010

Articles from the April 2010 issue of BBC History Magazine

The congregation in Westminster Cathedral, London, during National Prayer Day, 7 September 1941. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Praying for Britain: the history of national days of prayer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The remains of a 1940 naval battle in Narvik, Norway – several battles between German and Norwegian forces took place in the Ofotfjord in the spring of 1940. (Photo by Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images)

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The Navy and the battle for Britain in 1940. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Men sealing cases of Rowntree’s Elect Cocoa, York, Yorkshire, 1893. (Photo by Borthwick Institute/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Chocolate and empire: from the land where the cocoa grows. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Q&AWas Captain Bligh hated by the crew of the Bounty?

American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) who wrote under the pseudonym of Mark Twain, standing outside on a porch. (Photo by Time Life Pictures/Mansell/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

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Mark Twain: America’s historical conscience?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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May’s Historic Trips...Ten Things To Do

Anton Chekhov (1860–1904), pictured here c1895, is one of the most important figures in modern Russian literature. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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My history hero: Anton Chekhov (1860–1904). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Paper talk: a newspaper's take on the Restoration. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Charles II wearing the robes of the Order of the Garter. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Charles II: the people’s prince. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The procession of Charles II between the Tower of London and Westminster on the eve of his coronation. Painting by the Dutch painter and etcher Dirk Stoop (c1610-c1685). (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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Where history happened: The Restoration. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.