Kings and queens

An engraving of the frontispiece to the first edition of the King James Bible. Published in 1611, the Bible was soon to become required reading across the English-speaking world. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

The making of the King James Bible

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Should the public pick up the tab for the royal wedding?

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Finger painting

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George III at the end of his reign. He

Uncertainty and unrest: the madness of the Regency period . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII, THE, Charles Laughton, 1933
Various - 1930s

Henry VIII: Three films

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The Royal Stuarts: A History of the Family that Shaped Britain

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Credit: f.259r The Siege of Chateau-Gaillard in 1204 when Philip Augustus of France (1165-1223) defeated King John (Lackland) of England (1199-1216), from the Grandes Chroniques de France, 1375-79 (vellum) by French School, (14th century)
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King John and the French invasion of England

The white cliffs of Dover. (Photo by Don Klumpp via Getty Images)

Paper talk: a newspaper’s take on the Restoration

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A portrait of Charles II wearing the robes of the Order of the Garter. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Charles II: the people’s prince . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The procession of Charles II between the Tower of London and Westminster on the eve of his coronation. Painting by the Dutch painter and etcher Dirk Stoop (c1610-c1685). (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Where history happened: The Restoration . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Did Henry VIII love his last wife Katherine Parr?

Boar badge of Richard III discovered in Bosworth Field. (Photo by Creative Commons)

Bosworth battle site: have we discovered where Richard III died?

Lady Jane Grey's execution, as imagined by painter Paul Delaroche in 1833. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)

Lady Jane Grey: why do we want to believe the myth?

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Elizabeth I: Fortune’s Bastard?

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Arundel castle at dawn

Where history happened: Stephen and Matilda . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.