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England

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Britain’s great postwar party. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The death of Wat Tyler', 1859. Tyler was a leader of the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England, which saw a group of rebels march on London to oppose the institution of a poll tax and demand economic and social reforms. He was killed by officers loyal to King Richard II during negotiations at Smithfield, London. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Your guide to the Peasants' Revolt of 1381

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QuizRichard III: how much do you know about the last Plantagenet king?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of King George V of England. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Your guide to King George V: facts about his life, reign and death

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The pretenders who threatened Henry VII’s crown. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Opulent headquarters East India House in London, 1850. From inside this grand building, the East India Company directors oversaw the governance of India and its associated territories (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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A portrait of William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare: a guide to the life of England's greatest playwright

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The battle of Waterloo: 10 key questions answered

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Peter O’Toole (top) plays Henry II alongside Richard Burton

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"Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?" The truth behind Henry II's notorious lament

Four knights hack Thomas Becket to death

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Europe's greatest martyr: how Thomas Becket rose from the dead. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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5 facts about the history of football

A 1782 cartoon by James Gillray that depicts Buller as ‘Judge Thumb’. (Photo by Library of Congress)

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Q&AWhy do we say ‘rule of thumb’?

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The Imperial State Crown

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Q&AWhere were the crown jewels kept during World War II?

Unravelling the Bayeux Tapestry HistoryExtra podcast series title card

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The battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066. Had Harold survived it, William might have found his position untenable because of straightforward logistics, says historian Marc Morris

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Miniature depicting scenes from the Battle of Tewkesbury, where Edward IV defeated the Lancastrian forces of Margaret of Anjou

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How Edward IV reclaimed his throne at the battle of Tewkesbury

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Dan Jones on 1,000 years of British history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King John hunting on horseback, 14th century. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Portrait of John of Gaunt

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John of Gaunt: father of England’s medieval monarchy and self-styled Spanish king

A depiction of the Norman army, from the Bayeux Tapestry

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Portrait of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) by Joseph Highmore (Photo by Alamy)

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The relationship between Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman) and her brother George (Jim Strugess) is explored in 2009 film 'The Other Boleyn Girl'

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George and Anne Boleyn: their real relationship explored

The Irregulars. From left to right: Prince Leopold (Harrison Osterfield), Jessie (Darci Shaw), Bea(Thaddea Graham), Spike (McKell David), and Billy (Jojo Macari)

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The Irregulars: the real history behind Netflix’s supernatural Sherlock spinoff

Our illustration shows Thomas Boleyn, whose flair for diplomacy and mastery of languages made him one of Henry VIII's most trusted ambassadors. (Illustration by Sean McSorley)

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Thomas Boleyn: why Anne Boleyn's father was more than a grasping courtier

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