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Prohibition and the Origins of Organized Crime in America

Royal Cousins, Rival Queens: Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots

The Voyage and Legacy of HMT Windrush

The Saint-Bélec Slab: The Oldest Map in Europe

6 of the Most Notorious Female Mobsters in History

Discover the Secret World of Spies

Meet the world's most thrilling spies. From military espionage to fictional secret agents

Ancient

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10 Facts About Cleopatra

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The Saint-Bélec Slab: The Oldest Map in Europe

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10 Facts About Tutankhamun

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5 of Rome’s Greatest Emperors

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10 Facts About Stonehenge

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What Did the Romans Eat? Cuisine of the Ancient Romans

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The 5 Worst Roman Emperors

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10 Ancient Roman Inventions That Shaped the Modern World

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Famous People

Henry VIII

King of England

Florence Nightingale

Nurse

Mary Wollstonecraft

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Julius Caesar

Roman Emperor

Boudicca

Queen

Winston Churchill

Prime Minister

Queen Victoria

Queen of England

Medieval

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10 Curious Facts About Life in Medieval Times

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20 Facts About Anglo-Saxon Britain

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The 13 Anglo-Saxon Kings of England in Order

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The First 8 Plantagenet Kings of England in Order

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The Real Dracula: 10 Facts About Vlad the Impaler

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Like Father, Unlike Son: How Similar Were King John and King Henry III?

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The 4 Norman Kings Who Ruled England in Order

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5 Lesser Known But Very Important Vikings

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Early Modern

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Who Was the Real Pocahontas?

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Royal Cousins, Rival Queens: Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots

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5 Things You Never Knew About Cesare Borgia

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21 Facts About the Aztec Empire

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10 Facts About Elizabeth I

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9 of the Biggest Social Events in Tudor History

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Japan’s Female Samurai Warriors: 10 Facts About the Onna-bugeisha

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The 5 Most Gruesome Tudor Punishments and Torture Methods

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Revolutions

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11 Expressions Used by Nelson’s Navy That Shaped the English Language

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20 Facts About Horatio Nelson

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How Dutch Engineers Saved Napoleon’s Grand Armée from Annihilation

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What Is ‘The Gothic’ Genre?

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The Great Picture Book of Everything: Hokusai and the Art of the Edo Period

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The 6 Main Causes of the French Revolution

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10 Facts About General Robert E. Lee

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When and How Did The American Civil War End?

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20th Century

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10 Facts About the Winchester Mystery House

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10 Facts About W. E. B. Du Bois

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10 Facts About Serial Killer Charles Sobhraj

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The Notorious Nazi-Looted Art Collection of Cornelius Gurlitt

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6 of Eastern State Penitentiary’s Most Notorious Inmates

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10 Facts About the Kray Twins

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10 Famous Actors Who Served in World War Two

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La Cosa Nostra: The Sicilian Mafia in America

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