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A portrait of Thomas Cromwell.

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Hadrian's Wall (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1987), near Housesteads, England, United Kingdom, Roman civilization, 2nd century.

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

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Bill Nighy and Olivia Cooke in 'The Limehouse Golem'.

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Portrait of Catherine Howard

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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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St Swithin (or Swithun). (Image by Alamy)

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

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #12: secrets of the famous Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

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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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A group of fighter pilots of No. 32 Squadron relax beside their Hawker Hurricane Mk I fighters at RAF Hawkinge in July 1940

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Elizabeth I arrives in Tilbury

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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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