England

Portrait of John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (Lord Lucan), who disappeared in 1974 following a bloody homicide

The curious case of Lord Lucan + 10 other mysterious disappearances from history

Thomas Blood stealing the Crown Jewels

The day Thomas Blood stole the Crown Jewels

The state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill

The death of Sir Winston Churchill and the top-secret plans for his funeral

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector

Royalists, beards and cowardice: are these the strangest taxes in history?

Princess Margaret wearing a fur coat

The Queen’s “rebel sister”: 13 facts about Princess Margaret

Catherine de Valois is seen here marrying Henry V, who was 14 years her senior, as part of the 1420 Treaty of Troyes. Following Henry's death she wed Welshman Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur, who is variously referred to as the queen’s steward, page or cupbearer. (Mary Evans Picture Library/Alamy)

Scandalous Tudor marriages: 7 women who braved royal wrath by marrying for love

Edward VI

To kidnap a king: the foiled plot to abduct Edward VI

Richard III, Edward IV and George, Duke of Clarence

Blood brothers: Richard III’s battle with his siblings

Portrait of Prince Albert

What killed Prince Albert?

Westminster Abbey, London

A brief history of Westminster Abbey

Rotten boroughs cartoon

9 general election curiosities through history

A family at the seaside in the 1960s.

In pictures: English life in the 1960s, photographed by Tony Ray-Jones

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Edwardian hat pin head found on the Thames shore. (Photo by Bloomsbury)

Secrets of the river . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Knole, a house on an epic scale that's now run by the National Trust.

Explore Knole: the grandest of family homes . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Nicola Tallis photographed by David Hampton in October 2019

Nicola Tallis on Margaret Beaufort, mother of the Tudors . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.