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    Tudor kings and queens

    Anne Boleyn, who was executed by beheading on 19 May 1536 after being found guilty of high treason, was said to have had
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    Illustration of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn on their wedding day
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    Nicola Tallis on Margaret Beaufort, mother of the Tudors

    Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Her legend speaks merely of burning Protestants, yet her time on the throne featured many great achievements, not least establishing that a woman had the right to reign. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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    Royal sibling rivalry: Henry VIII, Richard III and other monarchs whose fate was determined by their brothers and sisters

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    Queens at war: Elizabeth I vs Mary, Queen of Scots

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