Kings and queens

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Part one in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1000–1049

Turning points 1016: The Danish conquest of England . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

William the Conqueror was the second king of England to be crowned in 1066

The coronation of William of Normandy on Christmas Day in 1066

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HistoryExtra Masterclass: Tudor Royal Women with Tracy Borman

Tudor Royal Women with Tracy Borman The Private Life of Elizabeth I . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 13th-century fresco showing Isabella of Angouleme, Eleanor of Aquitaine and two squires

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A portrait of Russian empress Catherine the Great

Hypocrite, reactionary, usurper, sex maniac: is Catherine the Great’s reputation justified?

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George V: not so dull after all . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Charles and Diana on honeymoon in Balmoral

Diana: the rebel princess

Side-by-side portraits of Henry VIII's first two wives, Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon.

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Alfred the Great (849–899). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Sir Lancelot of the Lake and Queen Guinevere seen embracing by King Arthur in a medieval illustration

Tudors in love: what were the dynasty’s romantic secrets?

Hume Castle

Q&A Who was the original king of the castle and who was the dirty rascal?

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George III: the tyrant who lost America? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait from the 18th century of King George III wearing his coronation robes

George III: why his reputation as the mad king who lost America needs to be re-evaluated

A portrait of Charles II sitting on a throne

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A portrait of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York

Like father, like son: Richard Plantagenet and Richard III