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BBC Two's 'Gods of Tennis', with a collage of 1970s/80s tennis players

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India Amarteifio as Young Queen Charlotte, Corey Mylchreest as Young King George in episode 3 of 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'.

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La Belle Assemblee - British women's magazine published 1806-1837, founded by John Bell (1745-1831), now best known for its Regency era fashion plates from

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India Amarteifio as young Queen Charlotte in episode 1 of 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story'.

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Thomas Seymour (Tom Cullen) and Katherine Parr (Jessica Raine) in Becoming Elizabeth

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Bamburgh Castle is an imposing coastal fortress in North-East England

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A bloodied Uhtred of Bebbanburg in Seven Kings Must Die

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27th April 1946: Miners and steelworkers in Tredegar pay the Workmen's Medical Aid Society twopence out of every pound they earn to go towards their medical, dental and optical services. A nurse bends over a small boy to see to his injuries. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4062 - Where Bevan Got His National Health Plan - pub. 1946

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Amy James-Kelly as Anne Boleyn (right) in Netflix's Blood, Sex & Royalty.

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A colourised photomontage depicts a young woman on her deathbed in 1858. The “fasting girls” phenomenon of the
19th century resulted in similar scenes being played out in British and American homes. (Photo by Gado/Getty Images)

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Tony Blair (Bertie Carvel) and Cherie Blair (Lydia Leonard) in 'The Crown'

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