Painting of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille

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A portrait of Elizabeth Stuart, painted during the reign of Charles I

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Elizabeth Stuart: the treasonous portrait that touted Charles I's sister for the throne. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King George II of Great Britain

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George II: 8 facts about the British king and German elector

Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in mounted combat

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Richard the Lionheart: king of war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Part ten in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1450–1499

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Turning points1483: Richard grabs the throne. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Part six in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1200–1249

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Turning points1295: Edward I consolidates English rule. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Part five in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1250–1299

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Part four in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1150–1199

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Part three in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1100–1149

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Part two in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1050–1099

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Part one in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1000–1049

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Turning points1016: The Danish conquest of England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

William the Conqueror was the second king of England to be crowned in 1066

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The coronation of William of Normandy on Christmas Day in 1066

HistoryExtra Masterclass: Tudor Royal Women with Tracy Borman

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A 13th-century fresco showing Isabella of Angouleme, Eleanor of Aquitaine and two squires

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Eleanor of Aquitaine: the worst royal mother-in-law?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Russian empress Catherine the Great

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Hypocrite, reactionary, usurper, sex maniac: is Catherine the Great's reputation justified?

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George V: not so dull after all. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Charles and Diana on honeymoon in Balmoral

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Side-by-side portraits of Henry VIII's first two wives, Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon.

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Alfred the Great (849–899). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Sir Lancelot of the Lake and Queen Guinevere seen embracing by King Arthur in a medieval illustration

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Tudors in love: what were the dynasty's romantic secrets?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hume Castle

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Q&AWho was the original king of the castle and who was the dirty rascal?

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George III: the tyrant who lost America?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait from the 18th century of King George III wearing his coronation robes

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George III: why his reputation as the mad king who lost America needs to be re-evaluated. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Charles II sitting on a throne

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A portrait of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York

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Like father, like son: Richard Plantagenet and Richard III

The burgundy cover of a British passport

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Q&AWhen were passports as we know them today first introduced?

A black-and-white image shows King George V inspecting soldiers

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A black-and-white image shows King George V inspecting soldiers

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How George V won the war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tourists at the Sphinx and Great Pyramid of Giza in 1923

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Who was ancient Egypt’s most successful pharaoh?

An ancient Greek vase depicting sexual intercourse

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A brief history of sex and sexuality in Ancient Greece

Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II with her husband Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, on their wedding day

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