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King James VII and II depicted while in exile in France.

What were the 1707 Acts of Union and what did they achieve?

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Life under Cromwell: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration of Major Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate

Stede Bonnet, Gentleman Pirate: how a mid-life crisis created the ‘worst pirate of all time’

American actress Ethel Grandin (1894 - 1988) holds a wine glass for a man in a tuxedo in a still from an unidentified silent film, circa 1920. (Photo by Vintage Images/Getty Images)

Historical recipe Alcoholic punch

An illustration of the Great Fire of London, c1675. St Paul's Cathedral is seen in flames (Photo by Museum of London/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

What if... The Great Fire of London never happened?

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The gunpowder plot: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Guy Fawkes, caught in the act of preparing the Gunpowder Plot, 1605 (c1900). Fawkes (1570-1606) was an English conspirator who attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament on November 5th 1605 during the State Opening of Parliament by James I. The plot was foiled after a tip-off and Fawkes was arrested by guards after a search of the cellars. Fawkes and the other conspirators were executed for treason in 1606. From Peeps into the Past, published c1900. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

The letter that betrayed the gunpowder plotters

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Historical recipe Dampfnudeln

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Robert Harris on the manhunt for Charles I’s killers . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Image of spiced carrot pudding

Historical recipe Carrot pudding

James VI of Scotland (later also James I of England and Ireland) and his young wife, Anna of Denmark

The honeymoon of James VI and Anna of Denmark

Painting of the Battle of Blenheim

The battle of Blenheim: how did the Duke of Marlborough triumph on the Danube?

Portraits of William III and Mary II, the only joint sovereigns in British history

Your guide to William and Mary, the only joint sovereigns in British history

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Is Queen Henrietta Maria’s rotten reputation deserved? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historian Leanda de Lisle photographed at her home with her dog Millie

Leanda de Lisle “Henrietta Maria has been looked at far too much through the male gaze”