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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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Pod Leanda de Lisle WL

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”

An illustration depicting the Great Fire of London.

Your guide to the Great Fire of London, plus 10 surprising facts

The tombstone of a Roman soldier named Vivius Marcianus.

How the Great Fire of London revealed the city’s Roman past

c1400 farmer ploughing a field.

6 of the most catastrophic weather events in British history

The sinking of the Gloucester as depicted in a c1682 painting

Why the Gloucester might be the most important shipwreck since the Mary Rose

Nisha Katona and Samuel Pepys

History hero Nisha Katona chooses Samuel Pepys (1633–1703)

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Pod Claire Jowitt WL

Discovering a lost royal battleship . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of England

The Interregnum: Britain’s republican decade

Portrait of James, Duke of Monmouth, the 36-year-old illegitimate son of Charles II. (Photo by Alamy)

England’s greatest royal rebel: why the Duke of Monmouth was a 17th-century hero

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Pod Clare Jackson WL

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