Painting of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille

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Edward the Black Prince receiving from his father, King Edward III, the conquered provinces of France gained during the Hundred Years' War. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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British prime minister Winston Churchill greeting the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. From left to right: Princess Elizabeth II; the Queen Mother; Churchill, King George VI and Princess Margaret. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

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Portrait depicting Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Seven princesses with the name ‘Cleopatra’ are credited as sitting on the throne of Egypt. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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The Knights of the Round (Miniature from La Quête du Saint Graal et la Mort d'Arthus), c1220. Found in the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Engraving of Henry VIII, king of England (Photo by Getty)

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King James II of England and VII of Scotland (1633 - 1701), c. 1680. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Theodora was an Eastern Roman empress by marriage to emperor Justinian.(Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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The Harrying of the North. Gouache on paper, by Patrick Nicolle (1907–95). Private collection. (© Look and Learn/Bridgeman Images)

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The battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066. (Mary Evans Picture Library/Alamy Stock Photo)

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