Painting of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille

Kings and queens

Eleanor of Aquitaine.

History quiz – spacewalks, battles and Eleanor of Aquitaine. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In the central image, leading Fifth Monarchists are executed on 19 January 1661 following the bloody failure of their uprising. Their leader, Thomas Venner, was hanged, drawn and quartered. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)

Soldiers of the Apocalypse. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

On the trail of the Yorks: 8 places associated with Richard III’s family. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Two King Edwards. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tony Blair asks permission of Queen Elizabeth II to form a government

Elizabeth II and her prime ministers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tudor monarchs and a medieval civil war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Anne Boleyn

Did Eustace Chapuys really despise Anne Boleyn?

Suzannah Lipscomb & Dan Jones discuss Henry VIII's final two wives: Catherine Howard & Katherine Parr

Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb discuss Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves

A brief history of Offa’s Dyke

Elizabeth I of England

Personal politics in Elizabeth I's court. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A marble bust of the Emperor Hadrian who ruled from AD 117 to 138

Hadrian's travels. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Catherine Howard. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Catherine Howard: The death of innocence. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Charles II entering London in May 1660 following the restoration of the monarchy. (Photo by Photo12/UIG via Getty Images)

Clare Jackson"Charles II had to appeal to public opinion more than his predecessors did". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Charles II and an Atlantic experiment. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Dissolution and a forgotten colony. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Joan of Kent. (Image by Getty)

Joan of Kent: a perfect princess?

View of an Ancient Eyptian burial chamber

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Muslims and Jews in the 16th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh wave from the famous balcony at Buckingham Palace after the Queen's coronation on 2 June 1953. (Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

7 memorable moments in the history of Buckingham Palace

The Hall of Mirrors at Versailles. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images)

Q&AHow much did it cost to build Versailles?

Britain's 10 best palaces

An illustration of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Not such a prude after all: the secrets of Henry VIII’s love life

The battle over Henry VIII’s will. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Chess, gambling and cards: Tudor games and indoor pastimes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The amazing history of Egypt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

KRISTOFER HIVJU GAME OF THRONES

Game of Thrones: medieval inspiration. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

5 festive facts from BBC Two’s QI

Sex, scandals and betrayals: Charles II and his court

A history of red hair and amazing animals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.