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Uncover the relationship between the influential courtier and the Stuart monarch

This month we look at The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, the first English attempt at a comprehensive survey of these islands, created by John Speed for James VI & I in 1611

Disputes, disaster and destruction: uncover the events that led to the wrecking of the 17th century warship

Learn about the origins of Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Night, and find out more about the history of the Gunpowder Plot.

Wife to King Charles I and Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland, Henrietta Maria was a patron of the arts who oversaw Inigo Jones's completion of the Queen's House in 1635

A cultural pioneer and art collector — uncover the life of the Stuart monarch who commissioned the Queen's House in Greenwich

Discover the romantic marriage and brave life of the 'Winter Queen', daughter of James I, and hidden figure of British history

Curator Kristian Martin looks at the notorious sex life of the famous diarist Samuel Pepys.

He was certainly mercurial and brilliant, and quite possibly lustful and in the grip of dark and foreign powers. King Charles II was, however, one of the nation's most interesting and beguiling rulers.