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Tudor fashion
Do you know your Spanish farthingale from your Drum? Or your English hood from your French? Types of Tudor fashion evolved throughout the period.
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Sir Francis Drake facts
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How to photograph the Sun
Everything you need to know to take stunning astrophotography photos of the Sun
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John Everett and the art of 'dazzle' camouflage
Dazzle was a type of camouflage developed in response to the threat of German U-boat submarines
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Little-Known or Unknown Facts Regarding Queen Elizabeth I’s Death
Our experts answer how and when Queen Elizabeth I died, as well as some bizarre facts about the iconic monarch's final days
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Caroline Herschel: the first paid female astronomer
Caroline discovered eight comets, revised Flamsteed's Star Catalogue, and became the first paid female astronomer in history
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Why do we love the seaside?
Why does the seaside hold such a special place in the hearts of the British? What is it that draws us in?
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How does Martin Parr take a photo?
The Last Resort, an unflinching series of photographs of the working-class seaside resort of New Brighton in Merseyside, brought Martin Parr to wide public attention in the mid-1980s.