Portrait of King Henry VIII, Jane Seymour and Prince Edward. (Photo by Getty Images)

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A portrait of Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife. Henry and Catherine's marriage was a happy one, until their failure to produce a male heir began to cast a long shadow. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Illustration shows James IV ceding his crown following defeat at the battle of Flodden. (Picture by Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo)

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Evil May Day

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Katherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII. National Portrait Gallery, London. (Photo by PHAS/UIG via Getty Images)

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Actor Stephanie Levi-John as Lina in 'The Spanish Princess'

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A photograph of the Tower of London, from the river

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Portrait of Catherine of Aragon

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Portrait of an African man, c1530 . (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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The Spanish Princess Part II. (Image by Starz)

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Portrait of Catherine of Aragon

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A painting of the Tudor succession

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Elizabeth I knights Francis Drake on his ship Golden Hind after his round-the-world voyage. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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William Cecil, also known as Lord Burghley, with Queen Elizabeth I. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Elizabeth I, shown in a portrait commemorating victory over the Armada

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Victoria, Albert and their children admire the royal Christmas tree

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Henry Fitzroy

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Illustration for BBC History Magazine.

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Selim I

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Battle of Bosworth, 22 August 1485

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A watercolour version of a mural showing Henry VIII (front left) with his father, Henry VII, his wife Jane Seymour (front right) and his mother, Elizabeth of York. The mural, which aimed to validate Henry's right to the throne, adorned Whitehall Palace before being destroyed by fire. (Photo by Bridgeman Royal Collection)

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Painting of Martin Luther translating the New Testament into German vernacular in 1521 (Photo by Fine Art Photographic Library/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Top, left to right: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour. Bottom, left to right: Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Katherine Parr.

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An engraving of Margaret Tudor

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Half-sisters and daughters of Henry VIII: Mary Tudor (left) and Elizabeth I, who both reigned as queen of England. (Photos by Getty Images)

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Holbein's portrait of Henry VIII

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The arrival of Sir Walter Raleigh in Virginia

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