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Who hijacked Henry VIII’s will?

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Shakespeare in 1606 and Olympic swimmers . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1754: De Here, The Family of Henry VIII, An Allegory of Tudor Succession c1572 (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

5 surprising Tudor facts

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Recipes from the Tudor kitchen . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lady Margaret Douglas, a close relative of Henry VIII. Her romantic liaisons landed her in the Tower of London on more than one occasion. (Photo by Florilegius/SSPL/Getty Images)

Margaret Douglas: The forgotten Tudor princess

A vintage photograph showing an unknown man standing behind a stall selling lemonade, root beer and ice cream – among other things.

Q&A Who invented lemonade?

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Was Henry VIII a good king?

'Battle of Agincourt', 25 October 1415. Hand-coloured later. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

17 unmissable battles podcasts

Tixall Gatehouse, Staffordshire. (Photo by The Landmark Trust)

10 of Britain’s most amazing landmark buildings

Three men wearing hats inspect a sack of potatoes, c1917.

Q&A When did the potato catch on in Europe?

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Portrait of King Henry VIII

History hero Nathaniel Parker chooses Henry VIII (1491-1547) . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winston Churchill by Yousuf Karsh

Simon Schama’s portraits of a nation

Queen Elizabeth II

How to be a successful monarch

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Showering, teeth brushing and donning underwear: the strange history of our daily routine

A portrait of Elizabeth I.

The enchanting history of charisma