Kings and queens

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A revolutionary engineer and Victoria’s Indian confidant . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King James II of England and VII of Scotland (1633 - 1701), c. 1680. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A king without a crown: James VII and II’s years in exile

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Seeking eternity: 5,000 years of ancient Egyptian burial

Theodora was an Eastern Roman empress by marriage to emperor Justinian.(Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

Theodora: from prostitution to empress of the eastern Roman empire

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How could the son of Henry VIII become Edward VI?

Cardinal Wolsey going in procession to Westminster Hall. Reproduced from the original by Sir John Gilbert in 1886-7. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Through foreign eyes: the forgotten ambassadors to the Tudor court

The ill-fated 'Titanic', which sank on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Peter Snow’s six most important documents in history

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Black British history and Charles I’s children . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The secrets of 6 of Britain’s most famous castles – with Dan Jones

The Harrying of the North. Gouache on paper, by Patrick Nicolle (1907–95). Private collection. (© Look and Learn/Bridgeman Images)

Occupation, resistance, subjugation: the bloody aftermath of 1066

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The 1016 Danish Conquest that led to the battle of Hastings

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The Norman Conquest . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066. (Mary Evans Picture Library/Alamy Stock Photo)

1066 – how the Viking diversion cost Harold his throne

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Illustrations by Sarah Young, based on contemporary portraits where available

Henry VII’s brilliant upstarts: the lowborn henchmen who served the first Tudor king . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The search for Henry I: what you need to know