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Quiz of the week What is England’s longest-reigning dynasty?

The Love Letter, 1834.

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How to write a love letter 6 tips from the historical figures who did it best

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Wild places & wild people: a short history of common land . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A Japanese tattoo artist at work on a large scale tattoo design on the back of a woman, Japan, circa 1940.

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Tattoo history The stories of 11 inked individuals

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Tattoos: a 5,000 year history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The history of atheism: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Indigenous American travellers in Europe . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The remains of the Amesbury Archer (2400-2200BC), a burial found near Stonehenge and about 4300 years old, Salisbury Museum, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.

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Britain’s greatest archaeological discoveries

Two women share a tender moment, c1902

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Q&A Has it ever been a crime to be lesbian in England?

Literature - Lucy Worsley by Fran Monks

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Tools, temples & tower blocks: how wood has shaped human history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

27th April 1946: Miners and steelworkers in Tredegar pay the Workmen's Medical Aid Society twopence out of every pound they earn to go towards their medical, dental and optical services. A nurse bends over a small boy to see to his injuries. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4062 - Where Bevan Got His National Health Plan - pub. 1946

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