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3 of the most famous royal weddings in history

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A portrait of actress Nell Gwynn, longtime mistress to King Charles II.
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From Nell to Meghan: 10 romances between actors and royals

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The Georgian guide to perfect parenting

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A 14th-century Flemish illustration depicting the burying of plague victims in coffins in Tournai in 1349. (Photo by Granger Historical Picture Archive/Alamy Stock Photo)
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Black Death: “Oh father, why have you abandoned me?” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The beach at Lyme Regis, on the Jurassic Coast of Devon and Dorset, has attracted fossil hunters for centuries. (Getty Images)
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Where history happened: Georgian fossil hunting . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My favourite place: Bruges, Belgium

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Freddie Mercury – born Farrokh Bulsara – on stage at Brondby Hallen, Denmark. (Photo by Jorgen Angel/Redferns/Getty Images)
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My history hero: Aled Jones chooses Freddie Mercury (1946–91) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Europe’s apocalypse: the Thirty Years’ War

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The future Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Buckingham Palace following their wedding, 20 November 1947. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Royal wedding traditions through history: etiquette, menus and the dress code

Elizabeth Woodville and Edward IV
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When royals marry ‘commoners’: a brief history

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The women behind Lord Byron . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The burial mask of Tutankhamun. From the moment Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb in The Valley of Kings in 1922, rumours swirled that a curse would fall on those who disturbed the Boy King's eternal slumber. (Photo by Hannes Magerstaedt/Getty Images)
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Q&A How many people are supposed to have died from the curse of Tutankhamun's tombs?

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Raj nostalgia: reconsidering the stories through which we view empire

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