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A portrait of Kublai Khan

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A young Katherine Parr, by William Henry Mote.

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Michael uses a medieval tool while undertaking further work at Prebendal Manor.

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Choreographer Jack Murphy with Sam Phillips as Lord Debling, and Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington.

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