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Patients at Bethlem lunatic asylum, c.1860

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What is a lunatic asylum?

Wills research at the Probate Registry, Somerset House, London, c.1901

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Where are wills kept?

Victorian boxer Jack Wannop lands an uppercut on Birmingham's Josh Cosnett in 1890

Bare-knuckle boys: The history of Victorian boxing and wrestling

Debbie Kennett conducted a one-name study into the surname Cruwys

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How to start a one-name study

Amanda Webb

Family hero My ancestor owned the land where Richard III was buried

The Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens in the early 18th century

What were the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens?

Bristol's Victorian Cemetery Arnos Vale, which opened in 1839

Victorian cemeteries: When were they founded, and where can you find online records?

'Scotland for Ever'; the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo, 18 June 1815, Napoleonic Wars

When were the Napoleonic Wars?

Kilbirnie Kirk, Ayr, c.1700. Kirk session

Kirk session records: What are they and what can they tell family historians?

Fundraising for an orphanage in East London in the 1920s orphanage records

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How to find old orphanage records

A party of child migrants about to leave for Canada, 1929

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What is child migration?

Black and white photograph of children in Cable Street, London. DNA testing can help you find your family history

Choosing your DNA test: The best DNA testing kits

Nonconformist Quakers 1839

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Nonconformist family history: The best websites

Hawker Hurricanes flying in formation during the Battle of Britain in 1940 Battle of Britain pilots

Battle of Britain pilots: How many pilots were killed, are any still alive and how can you trace them?

Welsh rugby fans holding leeks, 1935 Welsh ancestry

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Welsh ancestry: How to find your Welsh ancestors