The tie-in book to Hever Castle’s major new exhibition explores the early years of the most famous of Henry VIII’s wives
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Top 5 Facts About Isabella of Castile
Unifying force of Spain and defender of the Catholic faith
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10 Most Murderous Kings In History: Part 2
Our bone-chilling countdown of the deadliest monarchs continues
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10 Most Murderous Kings In History: Part 1
A blood-curdling countdown of history’s deadliest monarchs
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Win! Victoria Series 3 on DVD
3 copies of the acclaimed drama are up for grabs
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The Hunt For The Real King Arthur
King, emperor, hero, god – the name King Arthur conjures an array of images, but just how much truth is there to this ancient legend?
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Kate Williams Talks Rival Queens
We speak to bestselling author, historian and broadcaster Kate Williams about her new book, Rival Queens: The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the need for a new, modern perspective
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The Dangers Of Royal Inbreeding
From the Spanish Habsburgs to Queen Victoria’s grandchildren, how centuries of inbreeding and genetic mutation led Europe’s royal families to ruin
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Queen Anne’s real ‘Favourite’: The rise and fall of Sarah Churchill
The last Stuart monarch of Britain had a decades-long friendship with the domineering Duchess of Marlborough – but their relationship turned into a bitter power struggle
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Romanov Exiles: How Britain Betrayed the Russian Royal Family
Royal historian Coryne Hall on how the British government left Tsar Nicholas II and his family to die
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Smallpox
As the plague left England and later Europe in peace, a new scourge afflicted rich and poor alike and this time royalty suffered as greatly as any other. Smallpox had always been around, but in the Medieval period it was … Continued
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The Real Macbeth’s Bloody Rise
Discover the true story of the Scottish ‘Red King’ who inspired Shakespeare’s murderous tragedy
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Marie Antoinette: The Hated Queen that Drove France to Revolution
How the French queen with a passion for fashion, stubbornness and extravagant spending fell from glory to guillotine
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Tamerlane’s Reign of Terror
The ‘Scourge of Allah’ wrought death and destruction across the Islamic world, but did he totally deserve his bloodthirsty reputation?
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Wyatt’s Rebellion: The Plot to Overthrow Bloody Mary
The 1554 revolt against Mary I that almost ended in the beheading of her implicated sister, the future Elizabeth I
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Crown the Ultimate Monarch to Win a Hampton Court Palace Mini-Break
Vote for your favourite king or queen to be in with a chance to win a family ticket to the historic royal palace and an overnight London stay
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The Fairytale Royal Wedding of Grace Kelly
Before Meghan and Harry, there was Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier. Discover how Hollywood royalty won the hearts and minds of Monaco
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Elfrida: Mother, Murderer and England’s First Crowned Queen
The first woman to be crowned as England’s queen, Elfrida (or Ælfthryth) is remembered mainly for the bloody murder of her stepson, Edward the Martyr
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Royal African Company: How the Stuarts Birthed Britain’s Slave Trade
Charles II and James, Duke of York founded a trading company that lasted a mere 35 years but left a shocking legacy
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Tudor Lord of Misrule: How Edward VI Resurrected a Raucous Christmas Tradition
The Medieval Lord of Misrule had a second coming in the reign of Tudor king Edward VI, but it soon turned nasty
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How the Bloody ‘May Coup’ Set Serbia on the Path to World War I
A decade before Franz Ferdinand, Serbian nationalists claimed a crown much closer to home: Alexander and Draga Obrenović
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Charles II: The Great Fire of London’s Forgotten Hero?
Charles II of England was more than just a Stuart lush, he played a vital role in confronting the Great Fire of 1666
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Litvinenko Doctor’s New Evidence: Was James VI and I Poisoned by His Lover?
Benjamin Woolley reveals how the doctor that diagnosed the Litvinenko poisoning reopened a 17th century murder
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Emperor Frankenstein: The Truth Behind Frederick II of Sicily’s Sadistic Science Experiments
Enlightened, tolerant… and cruel? Discover the truth behind Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II