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JOHN BERCOW has apologised for breaching Parliamentary rules as he lines up outside interests for his life after stepping down as Speaker.

Have you ever wondered what did kings and queens really look like? You've undoubtedly asked what did the Tudors look like since there are numerous movies and TV shows about them. I watch tons of shows based on the history of Europe. Heck, who doesn't? Shows ranging from Da Vinci's Demons to Tudors have become

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Looking for the best British History Quiz? Discover 89 questions and answers about the history of the UK, including picture round and multiple choice!

Statue of Alfred the Great in Winchester, England

1. During the English Civil War, Lady Mary Bankes defended a castle from over 200 attackers with only five men under her initial command. She would be reinforced by 80 royalists and would hold against a total of 600 men for three years before being betrayed and forced to surrender.

The 1857-8 Sepoy Mutiny (aka Sepoy Rebellion, Indian Mutiny, The Uprising or First Indian War of Independence) was a failed rebellion against the rule of the British East India Company (EIC) in India...

Good old Leon and Levy where would I be without them. There is a Police Officer standing on the traffic island in the middle of the photograph, he is probably from POW. On the left is a hoarding surrounding the building site for what was then known as the New Government Offices and is now The Treasury; work was started in 1899 and completed in 1915 so I may be on the cusp here. Lovely bonnets Ladies.

Compared with what was to follow, the weeks leading up to the bloodiest battle in British history were a gentle calm before the storm, as these astonishing 100-year-old photographs show.