Tudor

Diarmaid MacCulloch.

Diarmaid MacCulloch

Lauren Mackay.

Lauren Mackay

James Daybell.

James Daybell

Tracy Borman.

Tracy Borman

Lauren Mackay.

Lauren Mackay

Alison Weir.

Alison Weir

Sam Willis.

General ancient history

Sam Willis

Helen Castor.

Helen Castor

John Cooper.

John Cooper

A portrait of three of the children of Henry VII: Prince Henry; Arthur Prince of Wales and Princess Margaret. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Diana, Princess Of Wales, Prince William And Prince Harry visit Thorpe Park amusement park. (Photo by Julian Parker/UK Press via Getty Images)

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The future King George VI (1895-1952) as a baby, 1895. The name 'George' appears in the list of the top 10 boys' names both today and a century ago. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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A portrait of Henry VIII with Prince Edward, his son by his third wife, Jane Seymour. If the future Henry IX had survived, there may have been no cause for Henry to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn in 1533, says Amy Licence. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Portrait of William Shakespeare by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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