For nearly two millennia, the papacy has shaped world history, standing at the intersection of faith, politics, and power.

Treason, tyranny, and terror are fabled words of King Henry VIII, one of history’s most controversial autocrats and ...

This fantasy was printed in Nuremberg in 1524 as part of a letter addressed to Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V from Hernán Cortés, a conquistador steeped in delusions of grandeur.

King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William ... Who was Empress Maria Theresa of the Holy Roman Empire, the matriarch who was a mother to sixteen children and who ruled for 40 years? An anomaly among ...

Charles V (1500-1558) is famous for being one of the most powerful rulers in Europe, reigning over the Netherlands, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire. Master of an immense empire over which “the sun ...

Watch the full 'Vindolanda Unearthed' documentary on History Hit TV here: <a href=" Situated roughly one mile south of Hadrian’s Wall is one of the great jewels of Roman and early medieval archaeology ...

As The Leopard is released on 5 March, Tatler delves inside the life of its author, Prince of Lampedusa, Giuseppe Tomasi ...

But, unwilling to anger Catherine of Aragon's nephew – the most powerful ruler in Europe, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V – the Pope refused. Thomas Wolsey's ascendancy was cut short by this ...

Only eight years earlier, Henry IV had deposed his cousin Richard II, who died in custody soon afterwards. Richard’s rule was ...

but there will be a third one… as long as the succession doesn't skip to William V. This name has been popular among European royalty every since the Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Great ...

There is still one more week to view the restored Parmigianino's painting, sometimes referred to as The Vision of St Jerome ...