It feels like the English monarchy has been around forever, but has it? Let's try to pinpoint where it all began. Who was the first King of England?

There are a number of candidates for England’s first royal coronation, but one man stands out as the origin of today's monarchy. This is the complex history that led to Aethelstan.

Edward I, King of England, is remembered as the man who caused the Scottish Wars of Independence. He was seen as an strong leader and fierce soldier - but why did he invade Scotland?

Edward I, King of England. Born 1239, died 1307. Reign 1272 – 1307 One of the most effective English kings, Edward was also one of Scotland's greatest adversaries.

St. Edward, one of the most venerated English saints, was the son of the Holy Right-Believing Edgar the Peaceful, King of England, and Queen Ethelfleda who died soon after his birth. According to ...

In contrast, Edward’s brother, Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), had married the very suitable Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923. Who became king after King George V died?

Charles, 73, immediately ascended to the British throne after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, according to U.K. laws of succession.

The fragile 70 metre (230ft) cloth depicts events leading up to the Norman conquest of England, and the decisive Battle of ...

Prince Edward, King Charles's younger brother, is focusing on a range of issues during his week-long trip to Canada, ...

The flame-haired princess, subject of my new novel, was the eldest daughter of Harold II Godwinson, who had also been King Edward the Confessor’s right-hand-man, and his consort Edith the Fair.