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Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, G., 162–133 BC “Death of Tiberius Gracchus”.
(Rome, 133 BC, Tiberius Gracchus is slain by the senators with 200 of his supporters). Steel engraving, unmarked From: Picture gallery to the general. Weltgesch. By C. v. Rotteck, Karlsruhe and Freiburg (B. Herder) 1842.
Later coloring.

Thinkpiece The long death of the Roman republic . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Alice Mitchell stabs her lover, Freda Ward, to death, shown in a contemporary illustration. A court declared that the killing was an act of insanity.

Victorian murder scandals What six killings tell us about women's lives in the 19th century . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The future Queen Victoria, aged four

Queen Victoria’s unhappy childhood: life under the ‘Kensington System’

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A painting of a partially clothed man (wearing shorts, and an open shirt) reclining on a bed.

The new radicals: how the Bloomsbury Group transformed British culture . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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An illustration showing protesters dressed as Native Americans emptying the contents of crates of tea from an East India Company ship into Boston harbour

The brutality behind the Boston Tea Party . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Deborah Meaden and Lady Hester Stanhope

My history hero Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden chooses Lady Hester Stanhope . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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American suffragettes picket a building

The global legacy of the Boston Tea Party . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

This illustration shows “Boston boys throwing tea into the harbour” on 16 December 1773

Boston Tea Party: your guide to the protest that ignited a revolution

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A black and white engraving showing three rows of girls with dresses and white caps, sitting and working at desks, looked over by some women.

Reading, writing and retribution: inside Victorian prison schools . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A colourful illustration showing crusaders storm Jerusalem using a huge siege tower

The crusade against the odds: how the First Crusade succeeded despite the obstacles . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Edward V and Richard, Duke of York, in the Tower of London as imagined in Paul Delaroche’s 1852 painting.

Philippa Langley on the Princes in the Tower: “It was clear we had to consider the possibility that they survived” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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10 Downing Street, the residence of the prime minister of the United Kingdom. (Photo by Getty Images)

The ex factor: why David Cameron’s return isn’t unprecedented . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Matilda of Scotland, portrayed in a 14th-century illumination. Descended from Scottish and English royalty, she was an effective queen and regent – yet is now largely forgotten. (Photo by Bridgeman)

Matilda of Scotland: the queen behind the veil . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine's 2023 History Books Of the Year. (Illustration by simonmaskellart)

BBC History Magazine's 2023 Books of the Year 33 best books for history lovers