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Henry VII is crowned near Bosworth

Q&A What Happened After The Battle of Bosworth?

The daily hustle and bustle in the busy fishing port of Newlyn in Penzance, Cornwall, c1870. (Photo by Gibson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Top 10 historical Cornish words

Dover Castle, Kent. (Photo by Olaf Protze/LightRocket via Getty Images)

England’s 8 most amazing castles

Photo of ancient public toilets

General ancient history

Q&A How old is the toilet seat?

Anne Boleyn, who was executed by beheading on 19 May 1536 after being found guilty of high treason, was said to have had

Did Anne Boleyn crave the crown?

An illustration depicting King John signing Magna Carta in 1215. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

6 Magna Carta myths explained

Photo of pipe and tobacco

Q&A Did people smoke anything before tobacco was discovered?

An Amesbury resident at the turnstile for Stonehenge, 1935 (© Wiltshire Swindon History Centre and J Fuller)

In pictures Stonehenge tourism through history

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The undignified fates of the bodies of Anglo-Saxon kings in the medieval period

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Elizabeth I: what does this forgotten portrait tell us about her?

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Emmeline Pankhurst's former Manchester home

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Officers at the Exchequer, 12th century England

Medieval immigration: “They’re heavy drinkers, barbarous and full of guile”

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The Victorians’ surprisingly liberal attitude towards gay men

Richard III's skull. (Image by Catriona Gray)

What has the discovery of Richard III’s remains taught us?

The tombs of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in Fontevraud Abbey, France. (Dreamstime)

The duchy of Aquitaine: an English ‘colony’ in deepest France