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A view of Valletta during the Second World War, showing its harbour filled with naval hardware. (Photo by Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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The LibraryBritain's island weapon: Malta in the Second World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A big day in history: A speck of glitter triggers the California Gold Rush. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why Magna Carta matters. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Shortlist announced for Young Historians' Podcast Competition

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Elizabeth I's faithful tutor

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200-year-old diary posted online

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Q&A: Where does the word ‘crack’, describing military units, originate?

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A rail revolution: Dan Snow on the meteoric rise of British railways. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Bank of England in a late 18th century illustration. A 1783 investigation into malpractice at the Bank is reminiscent of the current financial crisis. (Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Georgian banking blunders. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winston Churchill, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, gives his 'victory' sign while making a polling day tour of his constituency during an election. (Getty Images)

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Are these the most overrated people in history?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Black Prince's tomb in Canterbury Cathedral depicts Edward III's son as a resting warrior, a paragon of knightly virtue. The prince conceived the tomb's design himself but not everyone has bought into his favourable assessment of his life's achievements. (Photo by RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)

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The Black Prince: hero or villain?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Jane Austen. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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

George Frederick Handel married opera's passion with the respectability of biblical texts, says Tim Blanning. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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10 milestones in the history of western music. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ye olde travel guide: Aksum AD 537. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

John Linnell's 1816 portrait of Cornish engineer Richard Trevithick. His high-pressure steam engine "was the invention that unleashed power on this planet," says Michael Mosley. (Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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My history hero: Richard Trevithick (1771-1833). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Effigy of Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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Where history happened: the cult of Thomas Becket. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Britain Begins

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Histories of Nations: How Their Identities Were Forged

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Merchant, Soldier, Sage: A New History of Power

Medieval ploughmen ploughing with oxen

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The dark side of the Anglo-Saxons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

First Textbook

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Toys and games that killed in Tudor England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A misunderstood view of de Montfort's rule

A 1864 campaign banner. (David J & Janice Frent/Corbis via Getty Images)

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US presidents: Race, religion and re-election?

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The Pinecone: The Story of Sarah Losh, Forgotten Romantic Heroine – Antiquarian, Architect and Visionary

A Mayan funeral mask, made from jadeite and shell

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The Maya and the apocalypse. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Our Lady of Sorrows, by unknown artist (20th century), photographic reproduction, 103x65 cm, inv 1602. Copyright Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosian. (Getty Images)

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The day a Mexican farmer had a vision of the Virgin Mary. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries by Jacques-Louis David

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Napoleon's great cultural charade. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A view of Lindisfarne Castle, where a former priory became a naval depot. (Getty Images)

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Where history happened: the Tudor navy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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