Sex and love

Rege-Jean Page as Simon Basset and Phoebe Dynevor as Daphne Bridgerton

Bridgerton: “A period drama like no other”

Nelson's passion for Emma – with whom he had a six-year affair – is writ large in his letters

Nelson in his own words

Jane Austen. (Image by Getty Images)

Jane Austen’s fiction: an accurate portrayal of life in Georgian England?

Henry VI of England. (Photo by iStock/Getty Images)

Henry VI may have had a “sex coach” – plus 4 more curious facts about his life

Charles and Camilla, 1979

Prince Charles and Camilla: a history of their romance

Emma Corrin as Princess Diana in season 4 of ‘The Crown’

The Crown S4 E10 real history: Thatcher’s resignation and the unravelling of a royal marriage

Emma Corrin as Diana, Princess of Wales and Josh O'Connor as Prince Charles in season 4 of ‘The Crown’

The Crown S4 E9 real history: Prince Charles’s ski avalanche accident and his failing marriage to Diana

Diana, Princess of Wales, played by Emma Corrin in Netflix's 'The Crown'

The Crown S4 E6 real history: Charles and Diana’s 1983 royal tour of Australia & the start of ‘Dianamania’

Emma Corrin as Lady Diana Spencer on her wedding day in season 4 of 'The Crown'

The Crown S4 E3 real history: Diana’s struggles, the ‘G’ & ‘F’ bracelet, and a royal engagement

Emma Corrin as Diana and Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip in season 4 of 'The Crown'

The Crown S4 E2 real history: what are the Balmoral tests?

Charles Dance as Lord Mountbatten in season 4 of 'The Crown'

The Crown S4 E1 real history: when Charles met Diana, and the death of Lord Mountbatten

English suffrage leader Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928), who led the movement to win the vote for women in Britain. (Photo by Getty Images)

Women in black: the surprising history of widows

Katherine Willoughby in an 18th-century engraving after a Hans Holbein the Younger portrait. In 1546 the prospect of her marrying England's ageing King Henry VIII was causing tongues to wag in diplomatic circles. (Photo by Print Collector/Getty Images)

A seventh wife for Henry VIII? The story of Katherine Willoughby

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Henry VIII’s mistresses: who else did the Tudor king sleep with?

The Regency era: everything you wanted to know