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The Crown

Diana and Charles in Canada, 1986
20th Century

Charles and Diana: a history of their marriage

Making a splash: Diana relishes taking her sons on a water ride at the Thorpe Park theme park in 1993. William has since recalled how his mother loved
20th Century

Princess Diana: a “modern” mother who ripped up the rule book

c1952:  Queen Elizabeth II with a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne in the grounds of Balmoral Castle, Scotland. (Photo by Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Getty Images)
20th Century

Queen Elizabeth II: mother, monarch, matriarch

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Rescue workers at the scene of the wrecked Pantglas Junior School at Aberfan, South Wales. (Getty Images)
20th Century

Death under the black mountain: surviving the 1966 Aberfan disaster

Diana and Charles being driven to Buckingham Palace after their wedding
20th Century

Princess Diana and Prince Charles’s wedding: everything you need to know

Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Even after her death in 2013, her record continued to be fiercely contested. (Tom Stoddart/Getty Images)
20th Century

How should history remember Margaret Thatcher?

Princess Anne and Queen Elizabeth II
20th Century

In profile: Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II

Emma Corrin as Princess Diana in season 4 of 'The Crown'. (Photo by Netflix)
20th Century

The Crown S4 news: Netflix releases first images of Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher

Cast of the Crown vs their real life counterparts. Top (right to left): actors Gillian Anderson, Olivia Colman, Emma Corrin. Bottom: Margaret Thatcher, Elizabeth II, Princess Diana. (Photos by Netflix/Getty Images)
20th Century

The Crown S4 cast: which real historical figures feature in season four of Netflix’s royal drama – and what did they really look like?

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Floral tributes to Diana, Princess of Wales, outside Kensington Palace. (Photo by Liba Taylor/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
20th Century

Princess Diana’s death: when grief gripped a nation

King George VI and his eldest daughter, Elizabeth
20th Century

The death of King George VI: what happened?

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon's surface
20th Century

The history of the moon landing: everything you need to know

Left: Prince Charles and Princess Diana on their wedding day, 29 July 1981. Right: Prince William and Catherine Middleton on their wedding day, 29 April 2011. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Victorian

The 8 most famous royal weddings in British history

John Profumo in October 1962
20th Century

Sex, lies and spies: the real history of the Profumo Affair

Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. When Edward became king in January 1936, he was the darling of the nation. Yet when he abdicated in December 1936, few believed he was making the wrong decision. (Photo by Getty Images)
20th Century

Love before duty: the story of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson

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