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

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An illustration of Elizabeth of York and Henry VII.

Did the Tudors invent the Wars of the Roses?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Medici: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

From left to right: Queen Isabella of Castile; French regent Anne de Beaujeu; and Catherine of Aragon. (Photos by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/DeAgostini/Imagno/Getty Images)

Game of Queens: when women ruled Renaissance Europe

Pregnant woman before giving birth in the 13th century

16 things you (probably) didn't know about the rituals behind royal births, from the medieval era to the present day

A portrait of Jane Seymour, queen of England from 1536 to 1537 as the third wife of Henry VIII. Jane is remembered for being the only wife to provide Henry with a son and male heir (the future Edward VI). Jane died on 24 October 1537, most likely from puerperal, or childbed, fever. (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Jane Seymour: the queen Henry VIII loved most?

Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn. (Photo by Parisa Taghizadeh courtesy of Channel 5)

Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn: colour-blind casting and historical accuracy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Painting the Tudors: Hans Holbein the Younger. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabeth I

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Anne Boleyn, who was executed by beheading on 19 May 1536 after being found guilty of high treason, was said to have had "much joy and pleasure in death". (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The final days of Anne Boleyn: why did she die?

Katharine Parr: secrets of a Tudor survivor. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant holding the skull of Yorik

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Explorer Ferdinand Magellan

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The pretenders who threatened Henry VII’s crown. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare: a guide to the life of England's greatest playwright

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, back to back

‘Two steps behind’: male royal consorts through history

Young woman gets hair cut in to a bob

A brief history of changing hairstyles

Dan Jones on 1,000 years of British history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The relationship between Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman) and her brother George (Jim Strugess) is explored in 2009 film 'The Other Boleyn Girl'

George and Anne Boleyn: their real relationship explored

Our illustration shows Thomas Boleyn, whose flair for diplomacy and mastery of languages made him one of Henry VIII's most trusted ambassadors. (Illustration by Sean McSorley)

Thomas Boleyn: why Anne Boleyn's father was more than a grasping courtier

The exact location at which John Cabot came ashore in North America is the subject of debate. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

A tale of Tudor travel: John Cabot's voyage to America

Shipwrecked in the Arctic: a 16th-century survival story. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

'Pirate queen' Grace O'Malley. (Illustration by Sue Gent for BBC History Revealed)

Grace O’Malley: the fearless pirate queen of Ireland

Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon

Prince Arthur, Catherine of Aragon, and Henry VIII: a story of early Tudor triumph and tragedy

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A portrait of King Henry VII of England, the first Tudor monarch

Henry VII: your guide to the first Tudor king

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The Dissolution: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Paul Delaroche's impression of Lady Jane Grey's execution

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