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Tasmanian tiger skins tell tales of genocide and grave-robbing

Skins of Tasmanian tigers in a Cambridge museum are...

‘Surprise’ true face of 17th-century beauty revealed

It has been likened to "the Kylie Jenner treatment"...

Inscriptions at York link Greek literary figure to Roman Britain

Two inscribed metal tablets discovered in York were left as offerings by a Greek traveller whose exploratory mission to islands off the coast of first-century...

Rare frontline sketches by Vietnamese soldier and war artist go on sale

"Exceptionally rare" drawings and paintings that show the First...

Second blue plaque for London home of Bloomsbury artists

A blue plaque to painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan...

Ring mistaken for ‘fairground tat’ is rare Anglo-Saxon gold

It is an exquisite piece of jewellery that may...

Rarely-seen Holbein portraits bring to life Tudor saint and sinners

It is a once-in-a-generation chance to look into the...

Dickens’ Pickwick hotel among buildings at risk

An old Suffolk coaching inn described as labyrinthine and...

18th-century love letters to French sailors found unopened in British archive

"I could spend the night writing to you. I...

Myanmar’s rich past gives hope for brighter future

It was a land where Thai theatre troupes performed...

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