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Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

Who was the real Guy Fawkes, the man behind the mask?

Duleep Singh

The last Sikh Maharaja of the Punjab and former owner of the Koh-i-Noor diamond

Henry VIII's children

All three ruled England

William the Conqueror

England's first Norman King

Oliver Cromwell

Soldier, Statesman, Lord Protector

Matilda of Flanders

The formidable Queen Consort of William I, who helped establish the Norman dynasty.

Katherine Parr

The remarkable life of Henry VIII’s last Queen

Katherine of Aragon

Katherine of Aragon was the first wife of Henry VIII. In her eyes, she was his only Queen.

Elizabeth of York

The original Tudor Queen, and wife of Henry VII