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An illustration of Charles II entering London on 29 May 1660 after the restoration of the monarchy (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Stuart

The Restoration periodA timeline of key moments

Picture of Throrolf slaying Earl Hring

Anglo-Saxon

The battle of Brunanburh: the forgotten fight that changed British history

A copy of the Declaration of Arbroath is held by the National Records of Scotland in Edinburgh – the actual letter sent to Pope John XXII is lost (Photo by M.Brodie / Alamy Stock Photo)

Medieval

The Declaration of Arbroath: your guide to Scotland's historic document

Shepton Mallet Prison

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Danny Robins' paranormal cold casesHMP Shepton Mallet. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mary Sophia Money's brother, Robert Henry Money, is believed to have been the murderer 'Robert Hicks Murray'

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Nell Darby's historical cold casesThe Money Murders. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Miles Russell at Stonehenge alongside archaeologists Timothy Darvill and Geoffrey Wainwright

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My life in historyDr Miles Russell, archaeologist. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Frida Kahlo painting

20th Century

Who was Frida Kahlo?Her life and legacy

After strike action of three weeks they settled for 92% of the C grade rate. Although not equal pay the strike was given a high profile when the whole plant was closed and Barbara Castle, the Employment Minister, was brought in to help negotiate a settlement. This picture shows some of the women sewing machinists with placards and banners being interviewed outside the offices of Barbara Castle who meet and heard the strikers grienance's 28th June 1968

20th Century

Sisters in armsThe Women's Liberation Movement

The paranormal activity at 63 Wycliffe Road prompted a flurry of coverage in tabloids such as the 'Daily Sketch'

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Danny Robins' paranormal cold casesThe Battersea Poltergeist. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An artist’s impression of Frances Saunders printed in an edition of the Weekly Dispatch, in which she was incorrectly named ‘Mrs Francis’

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Nell Darby's historical cold casesThe strange case of 'Mr Francis'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Orthodox monks (backed by Russia) and Catholic clerics (backed by France) both tried to stake their claim to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Victorian

Why did the Crimean War start?

Applying economic pressure and blocking bulky Russian exports helped win the war, says Professor Lambert

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OpinionProfessor Andrew Lambert on the Crimean War's legacy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roger Fenton’s assistant, Marcus Sparling, poses with their mobile ‘Photographic Van’

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The major innovations of the Crimean War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Queen distributing the Crimea Medal, Horseguards Parade, London, c1850s, (1888).

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How did the Crimean War end?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Battle of Sinop.

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8 battles that shaped the Crimean War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava, 1854. Artist Hayes, Michael Angelo (1820-1877).

Victorian

The Crimean WarA timeline of key moments

A painting of Hannibal leading his men into Italy in 218 BC, seated on top a war elephant (Photo by Peter Horree / Alamy Stock Photo)

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What if...Hannibal had taken Rome?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Brian Epstein (centre) with the Beatles, who he managed from 1962 until his death in 1967 (Photo by Harry Benson/Getty Images)

20th Century

Brian EpsteinThe brilliant but troubled man behind The Beatles

Photograph of Pauli Murray

20th Century

Pauli MurrayThe Civil Rights and LGBTQ+ icon who fought Jim and Jane Crow

A painting shows Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow in October 1812. Tens of thousands of his troops perished over the winter months that followed

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What if…Napoleon had defeated Russia?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A street in Whitechapel: the last crime of Jack the Ripper, from 'Le Petit Parisien', 1891.

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Historical cold casesMurder in the year of the Ripper. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Japanese tattoo artist at work on a large scale tattoo design on the back of a woman, Japan, circa 1940.

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Tattoo historyThe stories of 11 inked individuals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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OpinionWhy the Edwardian era remains relevant today. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An Edwardian family seated at a dinner table

Edwardian

What was life like for women in Edwardian Britain?

Dido Elizabeth Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray by David Martin, c1779.

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What great paintings sayDido Elizabeth Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray by David Martin, c1779. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Edward Tull-Warnock, who qualified as one of the first black dentists in Britain

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The forgotten contributions of black Edwardians in Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vanessa Bell, the sister of Virginia Woolf and wife of art critic Clive Bell, all of whom were members of the Bloomsbury Group.

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Famous EdwardiansFrom Beatrix Potter to Captain Robert F Scott. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King Edward VII in his coronation robes.

Edwardian

Edward VIIA guide to the king who ruled over the Edwardian age

Lawn tennis was a popular activity amongst the upper classes in the Edwardian period.

Edwardian

Daily life in the Edwardian era: from hobbies to gadgets

A composite image showing the Edwardians

Edwardian

The Edwardian era: a history guide and timeline of Britain in the reign of Edward VII

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