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    Love before Prince Albert: Queen Victoria’s suitors

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    Elizabeth I’s love life: was she really a ‘Virgin Queen’?

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    Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII’s most successful queen?

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    Prince Albert: the death that rocked the monarchy

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    The 7 best couples in history

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    Royal wedding traditions through history: etiquette, menus and the dress code

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    Henry VIII’s mistresses: who else did the Tudor king sleep with?

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    Not such a prude after all: the secrets of Henry VIII’s love life

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    Robert Dudley: Queen Elizabeth I’s great love

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