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Johannes Gutenberg examines a page from the moveable type printing press that he invented
Medieval

Who invented the printing press?

Men in boats on the River Thames survrying swans
General History

Does the Warden of the Swans exist – and does the royal family own all the swans in Britain?

A range of Barbies at a New York toy fair, 2019
20th Century

Barbie: a forward-thinking and a behind-the-times image of womanhood

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A 1569 portrait, thought to be of Helena Snakenborg (Photo by Alamy Stock Photo)
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The Tudor travel bug: 6 artefacts that show the Tudors’ taste for travel

Construction of the Berlin Wall begins at Ebertstrasse. The barrier would divide the city for 28 years (Photo by von der Becke/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
20th Century

Life in East Germany: the cultural evolution behind the Iron Curtain

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Professor David Carpenter discusses the history of Westminster Abbey
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Roman Forum in Rome, Italy (Photo by Olgacov | Dreamstime.com)
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Rome history Emperors, popes and Renaissance glory

The Royal Observatory, commissioned by Charles II in 1675, on a hill in Greenwich Park, London (Photo by: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Art, culture and science in the Restoration period

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A man in Victorian dress holding a cane jumps on a beach
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Valletta at dusk
General History

Malta history From Maltese Falcon to George Cross

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