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Charles Darwin

My history heroMichael Buerk chooses Robert FitzRoy.

A picture of Charles Darwin in his later years

Q&ADid Charles Darwin coin the phrase 'survival of the fittest'?

Charles Darwin and the Beagle: how the voyage transformed our understanding of the world

History heroAndrew Marr chooses Charles Darwin (1809–82).

Charles Darwin

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Aerial view of the Roman fort of Vercovicium

10 places where history was made.

Attenborough on Darwin.

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