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Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector

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Pope John XVII

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Midwives and babies in the sun

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Queen of hearts: When Catherine's husband Tsar Peter III alienated his people, they instead turned to his wife, and she was proclaimed the rightful ruler.

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This 1867 magazine illustration shows a group of children preparing for Halloween. (Photo by American Stock/Getty Images)

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Tom Holland by Helen Atkinson

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The card game cribbage

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For our forebears, the secret to a good night's sleep lay in the contents of your gut. (Photo by Leemage/UIG via Getty Images)

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Keith Thomas on how ideas of civilisation shaped society 500 years ago.

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A view of Old Trail Town, a collection of historic western buildings and artifacts, located in Cody, Wyoming. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)

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The Pilgrim Fathers leaving Delft Haven on their voyage to America, July 1620. Image dates from 1878. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto and a mountain in the background

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Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the oldest residential street in the United States. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Man smoking a pipe, early 17th century

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Picture of children being put to bed

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Photo of archaeologist revealing a skull

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Photo of Champagne

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Photo of a salt cellar

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Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein on trial in December 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Nikola Solic-Pool/Getty Images)

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A pregnant woman receives a piece of beef

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A bus makes its way down Fleet Street towards Ludgate Hill Circus and St Paul's Cathedral, London, c1888. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Lewis Chessmen found on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, probably made in Norway, about AD 1150-1200. (Photo by RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)

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