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Painting of Lord Byron and his Muse

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A map showing the Cinque ports

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British prime minister Harold Wilson, March 1967. (Photo by Michael Stroud/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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A group of supposed witches being beaten in front of King James I and VI

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Margaret Beaufort, shown in a c16th‐century oil on panel painting

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Newspaper ballad about highwaywoman Susan Higges

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A horse ambulance in the 19th century, and (inset, above) an advert for an RSPCA fund for horses. The number of beasts of burden working in cities rose rapidly in the Victorian era. (Photo by Alamy)

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A portrait of King George III, next to a shackle in the foreground of Buckingham palace.

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Sepia image of workers at a Lancashire cotton mill

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Portrait of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII

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Queen Elizabeth I in procession with her courtiers, c1600-1603 (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Sir Walter Raleigh, a portrait of the great favourite of Queen Elizabeth I

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English highwayman Dick Turpin is pictured astride his horse, leaping over a gate, as he flees his pursuers

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King James was king of Scotland (as James VI) from 1567 to 1625 and the first Stuart king of England, from 1603 to 1625, acceding to the throne upon the death of Elizabeth I. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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St David, patron saint of Wales, in stained glass

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A black and white photo of Queen Victoria and Empress Augusta sat together outside, both wearing dark clothing

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An 1891 rugby match between England and Scotland

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A graphic of Queen Elizabeth I, with a night sky graphic

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A portrait of Charles Edward Stuart, popularly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie

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Half-sisters and daughters of Henry VIII: Mary Tudor (left) and Elizabeth I, who both reigned as queen of England. (Photos by Getty Images)

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