Painting of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille

Kings and queens

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, during their first visit to England after the Duke's abdication, September 1939. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Hamo Thornycroft's 1901 statue of King Alfred the Great in Winchester. (Photo by RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)

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A gilt-bronze effigy of Henry III in what is his greatest legacy, Westminster Abbey. (Photo by Alamy)

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Anne Boleyn (left) and her daughter, Elizabeth I. (Photos by Getty Images)

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Queen Emma and her sons

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Scene from the the Westminster Tournament Roll, commissioned by Henry VIII to document the lavish jousting tournament held to celebrate the birth of his son with Catherine of Aragon

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Portrait of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532–88) an English nobleman. Dated 16th century. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Elizabethan

Robert Dudley: Queen Elizabeth I's great love

Newgrange Passage Tombs, Boyne Valley, County Meath, Ireland. (Photo by Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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The coronation of Philippa of Hainault

Medieval

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A statue of Robert the Bruce Statue at Stirling Castle, Scotland. (Dreamstime)

Medieval

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A portrait of Henry VIII

Tudor

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Bronze effigy of King Henry III on his tomb, Westminster Abbey, London (Photo by Alamy)

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Queen Victoria of Great Britain with her husband, Prince Albert, and their nine children. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Victorian

Queen Victoria’s children

Henry VIII and Francis I meet at the Field of Cloth of Gold, 7 June 1520. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. When Edward became king in January 1936, he was the darling of the nation. Yet when he abdicated in December 1936, few believed he was making the wrong decision. (Photo by Getty Images)

20th Century

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Charles II and his parties

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King Edward II

Medieval

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King John hunting on horseback

Plantagenet

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Illustration of King John ripping up Magna Carta

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Photo of Queen Elizabeth II and members of the Privy Council

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Henry III during the Second Barons' War

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Engraving of the death of Cleopatra

Ancient Egypt

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Painting of Alfred the Great

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Members of the royal family: Prince Louis; Prince George; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Princess Charlotte; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles, Prince of Wales; Princess Anne, Princess Royal; and Queen Elizabeth II during the Queen's annual birthday parade on 8 June 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

General Modern

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Linda Porter

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Queen Victoria on an ivory throne

Viking

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The opening of the Great Exhibition by Queen Victoria on 1 May 1851. (The Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Sunset at the Chephren Pyramid, Giza, Egypt

Ancient Egypt

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An early 14th-century portrait of 10th-century leader Edward the Elder

Anglo-Saxon

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