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Prince Edward, the future Edward VI, as a baby. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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An illustration of King Richard speaking to James Tyrrell in William Shakespeare's 'The Tragedy of King Richard the Third

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Half-sisters and daughters of Henry VIII: Mary Tudor (left) and Elizabeth I, who both reigned as queen of England. (Photos by Getty Images)

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A portrait of Elizabeth I, c1565

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A c1590 map of English settlers landing at Roanoke Island. (Photo by Alamy)

History’s greatest mysteries The lost colony of Roanoke Island

The arrival of Sir Walter Raleigh in Virginia

What happened to the lost colony of Roanoke Island?

The ship ‘Jesus of Lübeck’ was used in John Hawkins’ infamous early slaving voyages, some of which were sponsored by Elizabeth I. (Image by Alamy)

Were there slaves in Elizabethan England?

Elizabeth I arrives in Tilbury

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

Anne Boleyn (left) and her daughter, Elizabeth I. (Photos by Getty Images)

What did Elizabeth I think of her mother, Anne Boleyn? Historian Tracy Borman explains

Globe Theatre illustration

The Globe theatre fire of 1613: when Shakespeare’s playhouse burned down

Amy Robsart and the Earl of Leicester

Amy Robsart: a Tudor tragedy

Portrait of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532–88) an English nobleman. Dated 16th century. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Robert Dudley: Queen Elizabeth I’s great love

A portrait of Henry VIII

The surprising place where Henry VIII is buried

Francis Drake portrait

Francis Drake’s forgotten role in the English slave trade