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Kings and queens

The Habsburgs: the dynasty that wouldn’t die

How Thomas Becket's feud with Henry II led to murder. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Richard the radical: was Richard III a champion of the people?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Monarchy history quiz: test your knowledge of these kings and queens

History explorer: Catholic resistance to Elizabeth I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Henry VI may have had a "sex coach" - plus 4 more curious facts about his life

How George VI's sheer ordinariness made him the darling of the nation

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip: 8 milestones in their marriage

Mary Tudor: brutal but brilliant

Your guide to...the Field of the Cloth of Gold

The Crown S4 E10 real history: Thatcher’s resignation and the unravelling of a royal marriage

The Crown S4 E9 real history: Prince Charles’s ski avalanche accident and his failing marriage to Diana

The Crown S4 E8 real history: why did Margaret Thatcher & the Queen clash over apartheid in South Africa?

The Crown S4 E7 real history: Princess Margaret’s decline and a royal secret revealed

The Crown S4 E6 real history: Charles and Diana’s 1983 royal tour of Australia & the start of ‘Dianamania’

The Crown S4 E5 real history: Michael Fagan’s Buckingham Palace break-in and the Falklands crisis

The Crown S4 E4 real history: mothers in the spotlight and the ‘favourite’ royal child

The Crown S4 E3 real history: Diana’s struggles, the ‘G’ & ‘F’ bracelet, and a royal engagement

The Crown S4 E2 real history: what are the Balmoral tests?

The Crown S4 E1 real history: when Charles met Diana, and the death of Lord Mountbatten

Historian Sarah Gristwood reviews The Crown season 4: “We’ve reached the issue of how fiction influences opinion in the real world”

Cnut: the great Dane. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

7 facts about Buckingham Palace

A seventh wife for Henry VIII? The story of Katherine Willoughby. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Your guide to the Queen's husband, Prince Philip

Was the Queen opposed to the Falklands War?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Buckingham Palace intruder Michael Fagan: what happened and why did he break in?

Life in the royal nursery: growing up as a young prince or princess. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The White Ship disaster"The most disastrous moment in British maritime history". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The White Ship: a medieval royal tragedy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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