Kings and queens

Henry I proclaims Matilda as his heir

Your guide to the Anarchy, the bloody battle between Stephen and Matilda

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Elizabeth I

Quiz How much do you know about Tudor Queen Elizabeth I? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Alison Weir discusses the varied and dramatic life of Henry VIII’s final wife, Katharine Parr. (Image by Getty Images)

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

A bust of Queen Nefertiti of Ancient Egypt. (Photo by Oliver Lang/AFP/Getty Images)

Your guide to Egypt’s sun queen Nefertiti

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Tutankhamun death mask

Quiz Tutankhamun: do you know all the boy king’s secrets? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Happier days: The tsar and his family pose for a portrait in c1910, years before he was swept from power and murdered. Maria, Olga and Tatiana (left to right) are at the back. Alexandra and Nicholas are seated with Alexey at their feet. Anastasia is far right. (Photo by Getty Images)

The last days of the Romanovs: could George V have saved the family?

Members of the royal family: Prince Louis; Prince George; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; Princess Charlotte; Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles, Prince of Wales; Princess Anne, Princess Royal; and Queen Elizabeth II during the Queen's annual birthday parade on 8 June 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Q&A How did the royals choose 'Windsor'?

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Richard 3 Quiz

Quiz Richard III: how much do you know about the last Plantagenet king? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of King George V of England. (Photo by Getty Images)

Your guide to King George V: facts about his life, reign and death

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Nathen Amin discusses the plots and conspiracies that threatened to unseat Henry VII from his throne. (Illustration by Eleanor Taylor)

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

Peter O’Toole (top) plays Henry II alongside Richard Burton

“Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?” The truth behind Henry II’s notorious lament

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

‘Two steps behind’: male royal consorts through history

The Imperial State Crown

Second World War

Q&A Where were the crown jewels kept during World War II?

King John hunting on horseback, 14th century. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Was King John murdered?

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Helen Carr The Red Prince: John of Gaunt, the Father of Monarchy . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.