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A portrait of Thomas Cromwell

Thomas Cromwell: The rise and fall of Henry VIII’s henchman

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A mad is tied to a stake and burned alive as a crowd, including priests, look on

Heresy: a brief history

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Top 10 Plantagenet podcasts – from the Black Death to Richard III

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Richard III had lavish diet of swan and wine, new forensic study reveals

Danish astronomer Ole Romer (1644–1710). (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

10 astronomers you’ve (probably) never heard of

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King Alfred The Great's statue designed by Hamo Thornycroft and erected in 1899 stands at the eastern end of the Broadway in Winchester, Hampshire, England. (Photo by Tony Baggett/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Q&A How many English kings were known as ‘the Great’?

A portrait of Richard III.

Inside the mind of Richard III

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My favourite place: Mont Saint Michel, France

The Stygian Lake in the Fifth Circle of Hell from from Dante’s epic poem 'The Inferno'. The phrase

Q&A Why do we say ‘Paint the town red’?

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My favourite place: Janina Ramirez

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Q&A Where does the name ‘London’ come from?

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Richard III’s lost chapel ‘has been found’