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Max Hastings by Fran Monks

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Highclere Castle

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A dinner scene from Downton Abbey, with large candlesticks on the table

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The daughter and great-niece of Henry VIII respectively, Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots didn't feel strong family ties when it came to their relationship. (Photo by Getty Images)

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A 16th-century portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Stuart

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Robin Hood statue outside Nottingham Castle (Photo by Getty)

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Portrait of Prince Albert

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An 18th-century public execution and crowd

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Statue of Lady Godiva

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William of Orange at the battle of the Boyne

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Q&AWhen was England last successfully invaded by a foreign power?

A beach scene at an Easter Bank Holiday at Southend, c1927. In 1871, the Bank Holiday Act established the first paid days off for commonworkers in England, while some senior managers could be granted extra leave. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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In 1358, women finally gained full knightly acceptance in England when they began to be admitted to chivalric orders. (Photo by Eugene Antonov/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

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Aerial view of Dover Castle

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Cavalry charge into a crowd of protesters at St Peter's Field, Manchester, as depicted in an 1819 engraving. What followed was the worst violence ever to occur at a political meeting in Britain. (Picture by Alamy)

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A portrait of Sir Walter Ralegh

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Winchester Cathedral

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Prime ministers Robert Walpole and Boris Johnson

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The HMS Victory in Portsmouth

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Literary women through the ages: Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf and Charlotte Brontë all enjoyed female friendships which enriched their writing, say Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney. (Getty Images)

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A depiction of the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (10 September 1547), the last formal battle between England and Scotland. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Henry VIII's Mary Rose (© 19th era/Alamy)

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A cartoon showing a man in a suit of armour on the moon

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Clash between the English Temeraire and the French Redoutable ships during the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

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