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Brothers in arms Louis IX on his way to the Seventh Crusade, 1248. The French king kept his three brothers onside – preventing any potential family infighting – by providing them with huge lordships. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

Bonds of blood: survival secrets of medieval royal families

The original ‘Big Three’ at Livadia Palace in Yalta: Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin. None of them came away from the summit with everything they had hoped for. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

Second World War

Your guide to... the Yalta and Potsdam conferences, 1945

Elizabeth I arrives in Tilbury

The Spanish Armada: one of history’s biggest fibs?

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

9 podcasts about war and military history to listen to right now

HistoryExtra’s top 15 most listened to podcast episodes

Painting of an auto-da-fé

Your guide to... the Spanish Inquisition

Postcards from the past competition

Postcards from the past: Aged between 6–13? Enter our exciting lockdown competition

B-17 bombers make their way to England to aid the British in WW2, April 1942. (Photo by Getty Images)

Second World War

WW2 podcasts: 9 top episodes about the Second World War

A portrait of Isabella of Castile

Isabella of Castile: a brief guide to the medieval queen

Illustration of Elizabeth I in a cage

What if... The Spanish Armada had landed?

Illustration of Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19). (Photo by Alamy)

Coronavirus: what might we learn from pandemics in the past?

Illustration of Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19). (Photo by Alamy)

Coronavirus: a historical perspective

A portrait of Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife. Henry and Catherine's marriage was a happy one, until their failure to produce a male heir began to cast a long shadow. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

Catherine of Aragon: Henry’s greatest queen

A portrait of Isabella I of Castile. (Photo by PHAS/UIG via Getty Images)

Isabella I of Castile: Europe’s greatest queen?

Portrait of Catherine of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon: Spain’s Virgin queen?