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An engraving from Ulrich Molitor’s ‘On witches and female soothsayers’, depicting witches bringing down the rain. Germany, 15th century. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

A spell-binding history of witches

A scene from ’Othello’ by William Shakespeare, published in 1622. The play “seems to have been influenced by Anglo-Moroccan relations that reached their high point in the summer of 1600,” writes Brotton. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

Elizabethan England’s relationship with the Islamic world

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Elizabeth’s love rival . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Cornwell on Shakespeare . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The 19th-century auction that saved Shakespeare’s birthplace

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Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I in their own words: 5 fascinating letters from Tudor monarchs

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Historical fiction and a US murder scandal . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Irish national hero Hugh O'Neill, the 2nd Earl of Tyrone, makes a formal submission to the English following the suppression of his Irish rebellion, 1603. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Library Hugh O’Neill: Elizabeth I’s Irish nemesis

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The Reformation . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The ill-fated 'Titanic', which sank on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Peter Snow’s six most important documents in history

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The reluctant ambassador: the life and times of Tudor diplomat Sir Thomas Chaloner

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Tudor monarchs and a medieval civil war . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in the 1967 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew'. One of the playwright's most notorious couples, Katherine and Petruchio are far from a harmonious love match. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Shakespeare’s 7 most notorious couples

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Shakespeare’s world and cricket in South Africa . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Shakespeare’s London: playing a dangerous game