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    Illustration entitled 'Solomon Northup In His Plantation Suit', from the book Twelve Years A Slave © Getty Images
    19th Century

    Solomon Northup’s real 12 years a slave

    Harriet Tubman
    19th Century

    Harriet Tubman: Moses of her people

    Where does the word 'shampoo' come from? © Getty Images
    19th Century

    Where does the word ‘shampoo’ come from?

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    Ada Lovelace, the computing pioneer © Getty Images
    19th Century

    Ada Lovelace, the computing pioneer

    Billy the Kid - The Wild West's Most Wanted Gunslinger
    19th Century

    Billy the Kid – The Wild West’s Most Wanted Gunslinger

    The 18th-Century Origins of Psychiatry: A Grand Conspiracy?
    Georgians

    The 18th-Century Origins of Psychiatry: A Grand Conspiracy?

    Ireland’s last witch burning © Wikimedia Commons
    19th Century

    Ireland’s last witch burning

    Charles Marion Russel – Smoke of a .45 @ Google Art Project
    19th Century

    8 greatest gunfights of the Wild West

    The incredible life of Annie Oakley © Bakers Art Gallery
    19th Century

    The incredible life of Annie Oakley

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    A Royal Affair © Getty Images
    19th Century

    A Royal Affair

    Seven forgotten and unsolved crimes
    19th Century

    Seven forgotten and unsolved crimes

    The history of Christmas traditions © Boston Public Library
    Tudors

    The history of Christmas traditions

    Eight weird and wonderful things that happened in May through history © Getty Images
    General history

    Eight weird and wonderful things that happened in May through history

    Top 10: history’s oddest taxes © Getty Images
    General history

    Top 10: history’s oddest taxes

    In a nutshell: Chartism (public domain)
    19th Century

    In a nutshell: Chartism

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