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A previously unseen preparatory drawing of a young General Napoleon Bonaparte by Antoine-Jean Gros has been rediscovered after more than…
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An Italian collector of historic war artefacts has been killed after a First World War explosive device detonated in his…
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This is the moment a Turkish cargo ship slams into former Yugoslav dictator Josip Broz Tito’s presidential yacht the Galeb that has hosted famous people…
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A new study has revealed that Man’s ancient Neanderthal ancestors were once child-eating cannibals. Remains from a community in the…
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