Napoleon

Portrait of English admiral Lord Horatio Nelson

Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson: A rebel with a cause

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How the Sphinx lost its nose

In a nutshell: Spanish Inquisition (public domain)

In a nutshell: Spanish Inquisition

Eight weird things that have happened in July through history © Getty Images

General history

Eight weird things that have happened in July through history

The battle of Waterloo: Peter and Dan Snow answer 10 key questions © Getty Images

The battle of Waterloo: Peter and Dan Snow answer 10 key questions

In a nutshell: the Holy Roman Empire (public domain)

In a nutshell: the Holy Roman Empire

Top five… hoaxes of all time (public domain)

General history

Top five… hoaxes of all time