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Painting of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille

Kings and queens

Queen Elizabeth II50+ facts about her life and reign

My history heroIan Hislop chooses Alfred the Great. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General History

Monarchy timelineFrom Hastings to the Windsors in 122 moments

Q&AWhich king thought he was made of glass

My history heroSarah Smith chooses Eleanor of Aquitaine. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 7The contested legacy of an icon. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Your guide to William IV, the ‘sailor king’

Episode 6Secrets of the pharaoh's mummy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Your guide to William and Mary, the only joint sovereigns in British history

Is Queen Henrietta Maria’s rotten reputation deserved?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Leanda de Lisle“Henrietta Maria has been looked at far too much through the male gaze”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Edward VIWhy the forgotten Tudor king had the makings of a monster

Episode 5Treasures of the tomb. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 4The mystery of Nefertiti. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How Elizabeth of York paved the way for her granddaughters to rule

Episode 3Life & death of the boy king. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 2Egypt in the era of the boy king. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Henry VIIIThe life and rule of the Tudor king, plus 5 surprising facts

Elizabeth I’s greatest rival?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 1Unearthing the boy king’s lost tomb. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History heroJackie Weaver chooses Elizabeth I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why the Gloucester might be the most important shipwreck since the Mary Rose. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The young Queen Victoria’s struggle to gain the throne

QuizMedieval royal succession. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The slow death of Henry VIII

Did Thomas Seymour sexually abuse the teenage Princess Elizabeth?

The Queen's century of change. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

QuizQueen Elizabeth II and her reign

From silver to platinum: a history of Queen Elizabeth II's jubilees. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Britain's golden jubilees: from George III to Elizabeth II. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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