Illustrated Medieval scene from the Romance of Lancelot

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Princes in the TowerEpisode 7: Survival theories.

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Princes in the TowerEpisode 6: The other suspects.

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Princes in the TowerEpisode 5: Circumstantial evidence and strange behaviour.

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Princes in the TowerEpisode 4: Examining the evidence.

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A watermill, with fish nets and eel traps visible beneath the waters of the mill leat Luttrell Psalter. England, c 1325-1335. (Photo by Alamy)

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An illustration depicting the deposition of the body of Edward the Confessor in the tomb at Westminster in 1066. (

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King Arthur and a hand holding the sword Excalibur.

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Victoria, Albert and their children admire the royal Christmas tree

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Afua Hirsch in Kenya. (Photo by Clear Story/BBC)

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Painting of Masons building a pillar in a church

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Afua Hirsch with the Samburu people, Kenya

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