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This queen of the Iceni launched a rebellion against the Romans invaders of Britain
She burned London to the ground
She is rumoured to lie buried beneath one of platforms at King's Cross/St Pancras rail station
29 March, 1461
Battle of Towton
In the bloodiest battle on English soil, Edward of York defeats a Lancastrian army, forcing Henry VI to flee to Scotland
This king abdicated the throne on 11 December, 1936, before he had officially been crowned
He abdicated in order to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee