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An oil painting depicting the battle of Camperdown, a "crushing British victory" over the Batavian (Dutch) Republic in the North Sea. (Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The 16th president of the United States "understood the value of hard work, had deep beliefs and pursued them," says Alastair Campbell. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)  

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Live genealogy show returns to London Olympia

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Macaulay and Son: Architects of Imperial Britain

"I read and studied much": Adolf Hitler at his Berghof mountain retreat in c1936.  (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)

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The call for the First Crusade was initially made by Pope Urban (pictured) in 1095. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

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Cosmeston Medieval Village, Glamorgan

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Leicester 'not trusted' with Richard III remains

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Leicester car park skeleton 'is that of Richard III'

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Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield

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Q&AQ&A: Have twins ever been in line for the throne?

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An illustration depicting the battle of Naseby, arguably one of the most significant land battles in British history. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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20 important battles that shaped Britain

"Although the circus as we know it has its roots in the 18th century, the history of its three basic forms (clowning, equestrianism and animals) goes back much further," says Vanessa Toulmin. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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LA Times photo from newspaper report 1942

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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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Elizabeth I's faithful tutor

Vintage Astro lava lamp from the 1960s

20th Centurygallery50 years of the lava lamp

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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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The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, London

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