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Painting of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille

Kings and queens

The death of Queen Victoria. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Plantagenet royal dynasty: England's ultimate family drama

How Marie Antoinette waged a battle for survival. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How to be a medieval king6 pieces of advice for would-be rulers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The life and death of Marie Antoinette: everything you need to know about the last queen of France

VideoTracy Borman on Elizabeth I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AWho was Good King Wenceslas, and was he actually good?

VideoMichael Wood on the astonishing Æthelstan. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Writing the history of the modern monarchy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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

Why Henry VI’s reign was such a disaster

5 of the most powerful pharaohs to rule ancient Egypt

Annus HorribilisWhat happened in the Queen’s horrible year?

Egyptian pharaohs: your essential guide to Egypt’s ancient rulers

Opinion“If scholars can’t write accurate histories of the Queen’s reign, drama is what we’ll continue to rely on”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

TimelineThe age of the pharaohs

Your guide to Tutankhamun, plus 8 fascinating facts

The Lost KingThe difficult art of turning a true story into a movie

Robert Harris on the manhunt for Charles I’s killers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sisi: the tragic life of the lost and lonely Empress Elisabeth of Austria

Rediscovering Richard IIIThe story of how a lost king was found. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Serpent QueenThe STARZ drama offers a caricature of the real Catherine de' Medici

How to be a successorDo’s and don’ts for heirs to the throne from history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The honeymoon of James VI and Anna of Denmark. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tracy BormanA guide to royal funerals through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Royal funerals: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King Charles IIIThe life of the reigning king

Digital downloadThe Queen: A guide to her life and times from the makers of BBC History Magazine

Lessons from historyWhat happens when a monarch dies?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In picturesQueen Elizabeth II through the decades

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