Most us know about Henry VIII, Napoleon and Churchill, but what about history's unheralded heroes? 

In his new book Lessons from History, political commentator and self-declared amateur historian Alex Deane shines a light on the less-known characters who have helped shape our world, from sharp-shooting barons to self-medicating surgeons, to the Lion of Africa and a bear who nearly caused a nuclear war, this is history in all its technicolour glory with an unforgettable cast of characters. 

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