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The Hollywood epic “Napoleon” exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation. Now over 100 relics are on display in Paris ahead of what experts call one of the most important ...

A fundraising campaign has been launched to bring one of the earliest works by JMW Turner back to the city of Bristol where ...

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The Hollywood epic “Napoleon” exposed the legendary emperor to a new generation. Now over 100 relics are on display in Paris ...

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Introduction Europeans did not think we would find out about our black human species that inhabited Europe before the arrival of the Caucasians from the Caucasus Mountains in Central Asia .

Assassin's Creed has taken fans to a impressive range of timelines and locations so far, and there's a few outstanding ones it could go to next.

1. Caesar won a top bravery award when he was just 20 When Caesar was about 20 years old, he was awarded the prestigious Corona Civica (civic crown), a high honour for gallantry awarded to Roman ...

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