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The Tudor guide to life in Westminster

Tracy Borman and Jesse Norman compare modern British politics with the Tudor court

One big winner of the government reshuffle this week is former Justice Secretary David Lidington, who has has been appointed as the new Cabinet Office minister. He has previously said that the Tudor court is a "pretty good guide to life in Westminster today". What do the scheming, sex and violence of the Tudors have in common with the government under Mrs May?

(Image: A portrait of Henry VIII. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images )

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