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Anne Neville was queen consort of Richard III, the last Yorkist king of England

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Anne Neville: wife of Richard III, daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker, and a modern enigma

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5 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Plantagenets

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Q&AWhat are the origins of the word ‘shoddy’?

Eleanor of Aquitaine depicted in a 12th-century prayer book

Medieval

The real Eleanor of Aquitaine: 5 myths about the medieval queen

Pregnant woman before giving birth in the 13th century

Medieval

16 things you (probably) didn't know about the rituals behind royal births, from the medieval era to the present day

Richard I on a Chertsey tile

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A 20th-century fresco 'Plucking the Red and White Roses in the Old Temple Gardens' by Henry Payne. It depicts a scene by Shakespeare, showing Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset being challenged by Richard, 3rd Duke of York to choose between the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster. (Photo by Artefact / Alamy Stock Photo)

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Fred Perry in action in the Wimbledon final in 1936. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Fred Perry: the icon and the outcast. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Brothers in arms Louis IX on his way to the Seventh Crusade, 1248. The French king kept his three brothers onside – preventing any potential family infighting – by providing them with huge lordships. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

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How to run a medieval dynasty: survival secrets of ruling royal families. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

HMT Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury Docks

20th Century

Bound for Britain: your guide to the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush

Edward I. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Reassessing Edward I: battle-hungry aggressor or dutiful conqueror?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Coronation of King Edward III. (Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Medieval

7 medieval kings of England you should know about

Margaret of Anjou married Henry VI of England in 1445

Medieval

Margaret of Anjou: a brief guide to the 'She-Wolf of France'

Elizabeth Woodville with her husband, Edward IV. According to one medieval document, their marriage only came about “by Sorcerie and Wichecrafte, committed by the said Elizabeth, and her Moder Jaquett Duchess of Bedford”. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Medieval royal witches: from Elizabeth Woodville to Queen Joan of Navarre

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African Europeans. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

French cuirassiers charging a British infantry square at the battle of Waterloo, 1815 (1906). From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Vol. V. (Cassell and Company Limited, London, Paris, New York, Melbourne). Artist P Jazet. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

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How the French won the battle of Waterloo (or think they did)

Colour portrait of Jane Austen (1775–1817) drawn by her sister Cassandra. Dated 1810. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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Jane Austen: a guide to her life, books and death – plus 8 fascinating facts

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"Make love not midnight snacks": a social history of slimming clubs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Boat diplomacy: Froissart's 'Chronicles' show Richard II acceding to many of the rebels' demands at Mile End, 14 June 1381. The speed with which the rebels flooded London wrong-footed the king's advisors. (Photo by Alamy)

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Revealed: the true identity of the rebels of the Peasants' Revolt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The battle of Stoke Field – German mercenary Martin Schwarz made a famous last stand in the thick of the fighting even as other elements of the rebel army turned and fled

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The battle of Stoke Field, 1487 – the real last battle of the Wars of the Roses

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A c1850 satirical illustration of King John signing Magna Charta. (Photo by the Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Is 15 June 1215 the true date of Magna Carta? Two historians debate. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Actor Errol Flynn as Robin Hood in the film 'The Adventures of Robin Hood', 1938. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

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What's the most accurate Robin Hood film?

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Henry V’s greatest victory (and it wasn't at the battle of Agincourt). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Women reporters of WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Eric Liddell winning the 400-metre final at the 1924 Olympic Games

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The battle of Sandwich: England’s medieval Trafalgar. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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UFO history10 top sightings and a timeline

A UFO photographed in New Mexico by a government employee. The image was released by the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization after careful study. It is unknown what the image shows.(Photo by Getty Images)

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