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Edward the Confessor (Anglo-Saxon king of England from 1042) on his throne, as shown in the Bayeux Tapestry. (Photo by Getty Images)

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The Pilgrim fathers arrive at Plymouth, Massachusetts on board the Mayflower. (Photo by Harold M. Lambert/Kean Collection/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

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A watercolour version of a mural showing Henry VIII (front left) with his father, Henry VII, his wife Jane Seymour (front right) and his mother, Elizabeth of York. The mural, which aimed to validate Henry's right to the throne, adorned Whitehall Palace before being destroyed by fire. (Photo by Bridgeman Royal Collection)

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14th century miniature showing a child's baptism. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Victorian heroine Grace Darling (1815–1842) with her father, lighthouse keeper William Darling. They are rowing from the Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Islands off Northumberland, to rescue the passengers of the stricken ship 'SS Forfarshire'. (Photo by Nigel Dobinson/Getty Images)

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Holbein's portrait of Henry VIII

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A painting of the Princes in the Tower

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A portrait of Thomas Cromwell.

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An aerial view of Tintagel Castle, Cornwall. (Photo by David Goddard/Getty Images)

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A royal banquet in the 13th century. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Left: Prince Charles and Princess Diana on their wedding day, 29 July 1981. Right: Prince William and Catherine Middleton on their wedding day, 29 April 2011. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

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Statue of King Richard I outside the Palace of Westminster in London

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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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Stained glass window of King Alfred the Great

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Wolfson Prize winner 2020 David Abulafia. (Photo by Fran Monks)

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