In 1307, with Scotland in sight, Edward died at Burgh-on-Sands. The campaign for the conquest of Scotland passed on to his son, Edward II. The Scots were relieved to find that the brutal and effective ...

Edward VIII, King of England, shocked the world when he gave up his throne. He claimed to do so in the name of love, as his position would not allow him to marry the woman he had his eyes set on ...

5 minute read Edward, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, was born in Islip, Oxfordshire, sometime between 1002 and 1005AD, the eighth son of King Ethelred 'the Unready' and Emma. He was driven into ...

But on the 5th of January 1066, King Edward the Confessor put England in terrible danger. He died, without leaving a son and heir. This was a disaster. It left the country vulnerable to attacks ...

In 1290 the Jews were expelled from England – minus their ... and a leader of men. In 1266 Edward received international accolade for his role in the 8th and 9th Crusades to the Holy Land ...