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My husband and I were both widowed: Can we use our late spouses' inheritance tax allowances?

My husband and I were both widowed: Can we use our late spouses' inheritance tax allowances?
Neither of us used our late spouse's tax allowance on their passing. Can we use them when we die to pass on an inheritance to our respective children?

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