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From Eleanor of Aquitaine to Anne Boleyn, these queens shaped British history...

Queen Victoria and the Nazis: the strange tale of the search for the royal family's Aryan origins. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What did Queen Elizabeth I really look like at 60?

Mary, Queen of Scots: what happened to her ladies-in-waiting?

Q&AWhen did British kings and queens start using surnames?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Inside Osborne: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's island residence. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Power plays and scheming queens: the ancient history behind Game of Thrones. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Empress Matilda: Medieval warrior queen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Catherine Hanley on Matilda: "Honestly, if I were her, I'd have wanted to put my fist through a wall". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Victoria’s pets and animals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The downfall of Mary, Queen of Scots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabeth I’s love life: was she really a ‘Virgin Queen’?

Mary, Queen of Scots’ tragic life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Anne's feuding favourites. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Alternative Queen's Christmas speeches: what would Elizabeth I and Matilda have said?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Troublesome royal in-laws through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

6 royal births that changed the world (or could have). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How to raise a royal... with Tracy Borman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Victoria by Lucy Worsley. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Inside the mind of Elizabeth I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The LibraryQueen Victoria’s Indians. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

100 women who changed the world

My history hero: Elizabeth I (1533-1603). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Princely pleasures at Kenilworth: Robert Dudley's three-week marriage proposal to Elizabeth I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jane Seymour: Henry VIII’s favourite queen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

20th Century video3 of the most famous royal weddings in history

Royal wedding traditions through history: etiquette, menus and the dress code. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Æthelflæd: iron lady of Mercia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabeth’s love rival. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The real history behind Victoria series two

Who was Abdul Karim? Shrabani Basu introduces Queen Victoria's Indian confidant. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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