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The Sun's rays line up perfectly with the Earth's equator

When is the autumn equinox in 2024?
The Lying in State of His Late Majesty Edward VII in Westminster Hall

Royal state funerals in British history: From Mary II to George VI

A stock image of the Union Flag at half mast at the Palace of Westminster, London

Royal protocols following the death of a British monarch

A stock photo showing the gates of Buckingham Palace, City of Westminster, London

Rules of accession: What happens when a new sovereign takes the throne
A stock image of King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) at Brecon Town in Powys Mid Wales on the 4th of July 2014.

Charles III and Britain's oldest ascending monarchs
Queen Elizabeth II on the final day of her nine-day Canadian tour in 2010

A life of duty: Queen Elizabeth II's charity work
Queen Elizabeth II outside of Westminster Abbey, London, UK

The Queen's Commonwealth
A stock photograph of a retro wireless radio and broadcast microphone

Significant royal broadcasts from modern history
Queen Elizabeth II and family standing on Buckingham Palace Balcony, attending Trooping the Colour on the 13th June 2015.

Key moments in Queen Elizabeth II’s life
A photo montage of images of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II: A life in pictures
A photograph of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem - the oldest pub in England

8 weirdest pub names from around Britain
Suggs wearing sunglasses

'You're never going to beat a 500-year-old pub': Suggs on 'Britain's Greatest Obsessions'
Then Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and former prime ministers Margaret Thatcher, Edward Heath, James Callaghan and John Major join the Queen to celebrate her Golden Jubilee in 2002

Queen Elizabeth II and her prime ministers: How many served throughout her reign?
Angela Merkel former chancellor of Germany and Margaret Thatcher former British Prime Minister

How many countries have elected female leaders?
British Lancaster bombers flying in formation

3 RAF Bomber Command raids that helped win World War II
Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria walk hand-in-hand

10 little known facts about British Prime Ministers
The 'Chernobyl Sarcophagus Memorial' statue, depicting a pair of hands holding a nuclear power plant, in front of the real Chernobyl power plant and sarcophagus

The real story of Chernobyl, the worst nuclear disaster in history
Harry Hill (left) and Liza Tarbuck (right).

'It's an odd bunch': Harry Hill and Liza Tarbuck on filming 'Britain's Greatest Obsessions'
Aerial image of the Manhatten skyline with the Twin Towers prominently in shot

11 life-saving coincidences from the 9/11 attacks
Portrait painting of Queen Anne

5 gay British Kings and Queens from history
A Viking warrior holding a sword and wearing a fur skin

11 facts about fearsome Viking 'Ivar the Boneless'
A large stormy wave

6 of the deadliest storms from UK history
Sketch drawing of Caligula's horse being toasted at the Emperor's dining table

5 pampered pets who lived their best life
A typical British pub in London

Drink up! The 2,000-year history of British pubs
Prince Charles, Princess William & Harry walk behind the coffin of Princess Diana

5 famous funerals from history: From Lord Nelson to Princess Diana
Great British Obsessions

Britain's Greatest Obsessions: Episode Guide
Small Argentine and British flags placed on a map around the Falkland Islands

40 years on: Remembering the Falklands War
A small, lone candle burns against a pitch black background

Blackout: The Three-Day Week - the UK's original energy crisis  
A photograph showing the Thames Barrier in London

How UK flood defences have changed from the Victorian era to modern day
1878 painting of the two princes in the tower - Edward V (right) and his brother Richard (left)

6 medieval mysteries that remain unsolved to this day
A Spitfire flying against a clear blue sky

Britain's most heroic Spitfire pilots from World War II
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Win an Amazon Fire HD 8 plus exclusive Sky HISTORY merchandise
Old portrait drawing of Nostradamus

9 little-known facts about Nostradamus
Photo look up at the World Trade Center against a blue sky

11 unknown facts about the 9/11 terrorist attack
Close up portrait photograph of Charles Dickens

Fandemonium: 10 biggest 'celebrities' from throughout history