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Is Queen Henrietta Maria’s rotten reputation deserved? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Leanda de Lisle “Henrietta Maria has been looked at far too much through the male gaze” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Holbein's portrait of Edward VI
Tudor

Edward VI Why the forgotten Tudor king had the makings of a monster

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Episode 5 Treasures of the tomb . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 4 The mystery of Nefertiti . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A composite image of Elizabeth I, Mary I and Elizabeth of York
Tudor

How Elizabeth of York paved the way for her granddaughters to rule

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Episode 3 Life & death of the boy king . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 2 Egypt in the era of the boy king . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of King Henry VIII
Tudor

Henry VIII The life and rule of the Tudor king, plus 5 surprising facts

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Portrait of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, showing his pronounced Habsburg jaw
Medieval

Q&A What was the Habsburg jaw?

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Elizabeth I’s greatest rival? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Episode 1 Unearthing the boy king’s lost tomb . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Jackie Weaver and Elizabeth I
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History hero Jackie Weaver chooses Elizabeth I . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Why the Gloucester might be the most important shipwreck since the Mary Rose . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of young Queen Victoria wearing a tiara
Victorian

The young Queen Victoria’s struggle to gain the throne