Kings and queens

Paul Delaroche's 19th-century painting shows King Edward V and the Duke of York in the Tower of London. What happened next has puzzled historians for centuries. (The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The princes in the Tower: why was their fate never explained?

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Q&A Who was the last Groom of the Stool?

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Richard III tomb design unveiled by Leicester Cathedral

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Flodden 1513: the biggest ever Anglo-Scottish battle

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The Devonshires: The Story of a Family and a Nation

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In 1926, a time of social and political strife, the country unified in celebrating the birth of Princess Elizabeth. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

6 royal births that rocked a nation

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Elizabeth I: the monarch behind the mask

A 13th-century miniature of King John. (AKG)

Q&A: Did King John ever display goodness?

Portrait of Richard III of England. The discovery of his body under a Leicester car park in 2012 has been

Where now for Richard III?

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Leicester car park skeleton ‘is that of Richard III’

Twins illustration.

General History

Q&A Q&A: Have twins ever been in line for the throne?

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Why Magna Carta matters