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Who hijacked Henry VIII’s will?

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1754: De Here, The Family of Henry VIII, An Allegory of Tudor Succession c1572 (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

5 surprising Tudor facts

Lady Margaret Douglas, a close relative of Henry VIII. Her romantic liaisons landed her in the Tower of London on more than one occasion. (Photo by Florilegius/SSPL/Getty Images)

Margaret Douglas: The forgotten Tudor princess

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Life of the Week: Queen Mary I

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The big questions of ancient Egypt

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Was Henry VIII a good king?

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First World War

Life of the Week: Kaiser Wilhelm II

Illustration by Sarah Young for BBC History Magazine

Richard III: A hostage to fortune

A 1985 production of 'Julius Caesar'. For all their despotism, Romans thanked their first three emperors for delivering them from the curse of civil war. (Photo by Jean-Jacques BERNIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

The glorious Caesars

Tixall Gatehouse, Staffordshire. (Photo by The Landmark Trust)

10 of Britain’s most amazing landmark buildings

Queen Elizabeth II

How to be a successful monarch

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Looking inside the medieval Holt Castle

A portrait of Elizabeth I.

The enchanting history of charisma

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How jousting made a man of Henry VIII