Medieval

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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Isabella of France welcomed by her brother Charles IV to Paris. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Dan Jones. (Photograph by Steve Sayers)

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Painting of Masons building a pillar in a church

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Pectoral ornament in the form of a double headed serpent, Aztec/ Mixtec, c 1400/1521 (Photo by Getty Images)

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Battle of Bosworth, 22 August 1485

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Richard III. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Afua Hirsch with the Samburu people, Kenya

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Genghis Khan

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14th century miniature showing a child's baptism. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Historian Janina Ramirez

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