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Scholars now suggest that the iconic painting may actually feature the face of the infamous Tudor queen’s daughter.

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A Tudor historian claims that the most famous portrait of Anne Boleyn is, in fact, a likeness of her daughter Queen Elizabeth ...

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The iconic photo of Henry VIII's wife Anne Boleyn may actually not be a depiction of her, new research has suggested. Dr Owen ...