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Sportswashing: a historical perspective on a current trend

Britain’s harsh winter of 1880–81 depicted as the start of a new ice age, by contemporary cartoonist George du Maurier (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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Out of the cold: the slow beginnings of climate change science. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun: was the tomb really cursed?

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Why we should remember...The day Walt Disney World Resort in Florida welcomed its first guests

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The USSR showcases its military might at the 1961 annual May Day parade in Red Square, Moscow. (Photo by Sovfoto/UIG via Getty Images)

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Nuclear fall-out: how the USA & USSR became bitter enemies

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Crowds line the streets to watch the funeral cortege of Queen Victoria in February 1901. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Digital downloadThe Queen: A guide to her life and times from the makers of BBC History Magazine

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In picturesQueen Elizabeth II through the decades

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Queen Elizabeth II50+ facts about her life and reign

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What to read nextThe latest history books reviewed

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A brief history of smoking

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Notre-Dame fire"It's extraordinary what has survived"

The origins of the Conservative Party can be traced to the ‘Tory’ group in parliament which emerged in the last quarter of the 17th century and, led by Lord Bolingbroke (pictured) and Robert Harley, held power during the final years of Queen Anne’s reign. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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