Painting of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille

Kings and queens

A monumental misunderstanding

The A to Z of royal weddings with Tracy Borman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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You’d be a mug to sneer at royal wedding souvenirs

The fine rolls of King Henry III. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The making of the King James Bible. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

Should the public pick up the tab for the royal wedding?

Finger painting. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

George III at the end of his reign. He "represented the uncontrollable aspects of humanity that the Enlightenment could not explain," says Stella Tillyard. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Uncertainty and unrest: the madness of the Regency period. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Henry VIII: Three films

The Royal Stuarts: A History of the Family that Shaped Britain

King John and the French invasion of England

Paper talk: a newspaper's take on the Restoration. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Charles II wearing the robes of the Order of the Garter. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Charles II: the people’s prince. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The procession of Charles II between the Tower of London and Westminster on the eve of his coronation. Painting by the Dutch painter and etcher Dirk Stoop (c1610-c1685). (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

Where history happened: The Restoration. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Did Henry VIII love his last wife Katherine Parr?

Boar badge of Richard III discovered in Bosworth Field. (Photo by Creative Commons)

Bosworth battle site: have we discovered where Richard III died?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lady Jane Grey's execution, as imagined by painter Paul Delaroche in 1833. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)

Lady Jane Grey: why do we want to believe the myth?

Elizabeth I: Fortune’s Bastard?

Arundel castle at dawn

Where history happened: Stephen and Matilda. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

The lesser-spotted postbox

Banqueting House, London, where Charles I was executed on 30 January 1649. (Photo by Angelo Hornak/Corbis via Getty Images)

9 places associated with Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The LibraryThe private lives of the British and the cruelty of Henry V. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The LibraryVictoria's ascension and the Third Reich. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of King Henry V of England (1387-1422), dated 15th century. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Henry V: the cruel king. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The LibraryThe battle of Quebec and the jealousy of a queen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cliffords tower, built by Henry III between 1250-1275, rear view, York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 13th century

Where History Happened: The Norman Conquest. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Inside Pompeii and a date with Elizabeth I. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The medieval castle in the English county of Kent

The King and his castle: how Henry II rebuilt his reputation. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hampton Court and the Amritsar massacre. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The legend of King Arthur and fighter pilots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.