Crowned young and doomed from the start, Æthelred ruled an England torn apart by Viking raids and internal betrayal. His legacy? Chaos and bloodshed.

Centuries ago, the site was home to St. Leonard's Hospital, a sprawling monastic facility that provided care to sick individuals and supplied meals for prisoners at nearby York Castle ...

A British historian who discovered a Magna Carta copy was a genuine manuscript has shared his theory on why the document was ...

Prince Edward is travelling from the UK to Canada today as part of a week-long tour that will take him across three major ...

King Henry VIII, who was crowned on this day in 1509, once made the decision to knock down an entire small village in England ...

In the 9th century the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms came under increasing attack from the Vikings, culminating in the invasion by the ...

Edward’s 1300 reissue was the “last time that a king of England actually confirmed the 1225 Magna Carta,” he adds. Experts examined the document using spectral imaging. Harvard Law School ...

Prince Edward represented the British royal family at Pope Leo XIV's inauguration ceremony in Rome The youngest brother of the King was joined at the May 18 event by British Deputy Prime Minister ...

Prince Edward represented the British royal family at Pope Leo XIV's inauguration ceremony in Rome The youngest brother of the King was joined at the May 18 event by British Deputy Prime Minister ...

But their son’s romantic interests were still concerning. As king, Edward needed a wife he could marry in the Church of England and, ideally, provide him with an heir.

The six wives of Henry VIII take center stage in a smash musical that retells their turbulent life (and death) stories. Here’s the history behind the hit. King Henry VIII of England is ...