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

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History explorer: the young William Shakespeare . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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An illustration from the first edition of John Foxe The Book of Martyrs. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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