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The daughter and great-niece of Henry VIII respectively, Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots didn't feel strong family ties when it came to their relationship. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Mary, Queen of Scots and her ladies-in-waiting. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Now a protected species in many countries, the hedgehog was once also a health food. A German cookbook dating from the mid-15th century recommends the meat of a hedgehog as useful for leprosy and urinary retention. (Photo by Yuri SmityukTASS via Getty Images)

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A 16th-century map showing Magellan's ship

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A portrait of Sir Walter Ralegh

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An 1824 cartoon depicting the drinking escapades of Oxford students. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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1935: Two men making a fireworks set piece with the slogan 'God Save The King' for despatch abroad, for the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King George V. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

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Da Vinci's Mona Lisa portrait

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British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain passes a Nazi honour guard on his arrival in Germany in 1938, accompanied by Joachim von Ribbentrop (right). (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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A depiction of the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (10 September 1547), the last formal battle between England and Scotland. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

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For our forebears, the secret to a good night's sleep lay in the contents of your gut. (Photo by Leemage/UIG via Getty Images)

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Henry VIII's Mary Rose (© 19th era/Alamy)

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