Henry VIII

(L to R) Isaac Newton, Henry VIII and Bal Gangadhar Tilak

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Illustration of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn on their wedding day

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Elizabeth of York portrait

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Elizabeth I, shown in a portrait commemorating victory over the Armada

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Henry VIII

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Q&A What sort of relationship did Mary Tudor have with Thomas Cromwell?

A portrait of Thomas Cromwell

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A portrait of Thomas Cromwell.

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Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor playing Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII in the 1963 film, Cleopatra. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

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Portrait of Martin Luther by Lucas Cranach, 1543. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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Catherine de Valois is seen here marrying Henry V, who was 14 years her senior, as part of the 1420 Treaty of Troyes. Following Henry's death she wed Welshman Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur, who is variously referred to as the queen’s steward, page or cupbearer. (Mary Evans Picture Library/Alamy)

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Edward VI

To kidnap a king: the foiled plot to abduct Edward VI

Portrait of Anne of Cleves

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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)

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