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A second petition of 800,000 signatures, protesting against the abolition of the basic petrol ration, being presented to the House of Commons, 10 December 1947. (Photo by Harry Todd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

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A woodcut showing Prince Rupert of the Rhine's pet poodle Boy being killed at the battle of Marston Moor

The prince and the devil dog: the strange story of Prince Rupert’s poodle ‘Boy’

When Victoria wed, she wore white so the crowds could see her from afar. (Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

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The ruined site of Clonmacnoise in County Offaly, Ireland. (Getty Images)

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An engraving of the frontispiece to the first edition of the King James Bible. Published in 1611, the Bible was soon to become required reading across the English-speaking world. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

The making of the King James Bible

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The site of the battle of Naseby, which saw parliament's New Model Army win its first major battle against the royalists in June 1645. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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The Royal Stuarts: A History of the Family that Shaped Britain

The white cliffs of Dover. (Photo by Don Klumpp via Getty Images)

Paper talk: a newspaper’s take on the Restoration

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A portrait of Charles II wearing the robes of the Order of the Garter. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Charles II: the people’s prince . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The procession of Charles II between the Tower of London and Westminster on the eve of his coronation. Painting by the Dutch painter and etcher Dirk Stoop (c1610-c1685). (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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The Restoration plus Britain’s relationship with chocolate . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.