Delving deep into Britain's past
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Scientists are to begin work on the second phase of a project aimed at piecing together the history of human colonisation in Britain.
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A stroll through a Sudan music shop is a historical journey - from British colonial rule to the war-torn modern era.
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A user guide to Britain's new ruling class
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Comment is free: Tristram Hunt: The absurd plan for a Soviet-style celebration of Britain's historic glories and empire is no way to forge a sense of heritage
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History smells if it doesn't exactly stink. In recent days, as the family is away in Pakistan, I have been amassing old books.
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Won't save you a trip to the library, though If you ever suspected that the old days weren't quite as great as old folk reckon, or that the cock and bull stories told by politicians haven't changed one jot in two hundred years, you now have the means to find out without getting off your lazy backside and going to the library.â¦
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Let the past put current conditions in perspective.
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Westminster Abbey is one of Britain's great icons, of course. As such, most travelers in London manage to visit this centuries-year-old church at one time or another.
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Beginning about 700,000 years ago, ancient humans were driven off the British Isles seven times by the approach of cold weather, according to new archaeological evidence.
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Almost 200 locations linked to England's rock and pop history are celebrated in a new tourism campaign.
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Launching an ambitious Guardian aid experiment, Alan Rusbridger travels a few hours from London - and 700 years back in time.
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A 53-million-year-old spider is revealed in exquisite detail by scientists from the UK and Belgium.
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Pieces of Britain's past, including a second-century silver ring and a 500-year-old Tudor trade weight, are among artifacts being peddled daily on the Internet to the alarm of experts at the British Museum.
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Archaeologists working near Stonehenge in England have discovered what appears to be an ancient religious complex containing a treasure trove of artifacts that might finally illuminate the lives and religious ...Comment
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During a recent visit with British friends, I spent some time driving through the Cotswolds, stopping at interesting inns and picturesque villages.
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BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on how you can learn a lot about Tony Blair by looking at his friends in Europe.
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The National Archives puts the official records of some of Britain's most famous immigrants on its website.