Kings and queens

Portrait of Mary I of England, from the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Mary I: a highly impressive queen cut off in her prime

A portrait of King Edward VI of England

Who was the real Edward VI?

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Tudor dining: a guide to food and status in the 16th century

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A portrait of Charles II, by 17th-century painter John Michael Wright

History explorer: The Restoration . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Richard III: latest DNA study ‘doesn’t prove bones belong to former king’

Why are people of noble birth said to be ‘blue blooded’? (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Q&A Why were people of noble birth said to be ‘blue blooded’?

An illustration of the Peasants' Revolt

The Peasants’ Revolt: did Richard II side with the rebels?

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Revolutions in Europe and forensics in history . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Berlin Wall and the return of Charles II . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Gunpowder Plot and the First World War . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A brief history of tattoos

Picture of a lion and tiger fighting

Q&A Where was England's first zoo?

King Ecgfrith of Northumbria

The Anglo-Saxon who (almost) united Britain

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Hunting the regicides and the Chartist movement . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Queen Victoria. (Getty Images)

History quiz – Queens of England . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.