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The wildly popular Netflix Original series <em>The Crown</em> follows the young Queen Elizabeth II from the 1940s through to modern times. The first two series starred Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth and Matt Smith as Prince Philip, while the third and fourth series spanned the years 1964–1990 with Olivia Colman and Tobias Menzies at the helm. The fifth series, which lands on Netflix on 9 November, covers the royals in the 1990s. Here we explore the real history behind the show...

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The Crown S6: the real history in the royal drama

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The Crown S5 E10 real history: the HMY Britannia's final voyage, and a political landslide

The Crown S5 E8 real history: Diana’s Panorama interview causes fireworks

The Crown S5 E5 real history: ‘Camillagate’ tapes and a “war council” for the monarchy’s survival

The Crown S5 E9 real history: the divorce settlement between Charles and Diana

The Crown S5 E7 real history: the introduction of Martin Bashir, and a royal education

The Crown S5 E6 real history: the Romanovs’ murder, and Philip’s “spiritual companionship”

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The Crown S5 E4 real history: the Queen’s “annus horribilis” and Princess Margaret’s relationship with Peter Townsend

The Crown S5 E3 real history: exiled royals and the al-Fayeds

The Crown S5 E2 real history: Prince Philip’s ‘keeper of secrets’ and Andrew Morton’s book on Princess Diana

The Crown S5 E1 real history: ‘Queen Victoria Syndrome’ and a second honeymoon

Princess Margaret’s final years

Where is The Crown filmed? The Netflix drama’s locations and their royal links

Queen Elizabeth's relationships with US presidents

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