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Who decided Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, should be executed?

Ruth Williams Khama: first lady of Botswana

Circus sensation: PT Barnum's greatest wheezes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWhy do we say ‘Gordon Bennett’?

Benjamin Franklin in London. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hatshepsut: a guide to the life and rule of ancient Egypt's female pharaoh

First World War

Life of the Week: Kaiser Wilhelm II

Life of the Week: Romulus Augustus

John Aubrey: chronicler of the 17th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princess Victoria Melita: the British princess who scandalised the royal family. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The real Joan of Arc

My history hero: John Lilburne (c1615-57)

History heroJo Brand chooses Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–97). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ptolemy's maps: the father of modern Geography. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval underwear: bras, pants and lingerie in the Middle Ages

Charles Théveneau de Morande: an 18th-century French spy in London. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The 10 worst Britons in history

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