George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, was born into a tumultuous family oft engaged in power struggles. His death on February ...

When it comes to the biggest questions about British history, there is perhaps none more frequently asked than who were the best (and worst) monarchs. YouGov asked the public for their opinion.

The letter was written on January 28, 1554, and addressed to William Paget, a prominent diplomat who served in the courts of ...

Hadleigh vicar Dr Rowland Taylor was put to death. Dr Taylor was one of many Protestant martyrs killed under Mary I.

This is the incredible story of a young Naga Sadhu who realized his spiritual calling at just 10 years old. Leaving behind ...

28 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1547, Henry VIII died and 9-year-old Edward VI became king of England ... in police custody in 1977 and whose death had been officially listed as an accident.

On his death bed accounts credit Edward's dying wish to be that his bones be left unburied as long as Scotland was unconquered. Mercifully this request was ignored. As arguably, England's greatest ...

King George VI died in his sleep. It was a defining moment in the British monarchy. Princess Elizabeth, then 25, was in Kenya ...

After centuries of rumour about what they do, some masonic lodges are turning to social media to de-mystify what goes on behind the closed doors of the the Freemasons' grand bases.

An ambulance driver has escaped being struck off from the profession after causing the death of a colleague. However, Edward Riding ... road to the Garden of England Crematorium, in Bobbing ...

Forget Hamlet, Lear or Macbeth – the Bard saved his sharpest psychological insights and finest poetry for Richard II ...

Although the peace doesn't last, the couple's great-grandson, James I of England and VI of Scotland ... The cause of his death is not certain. Edward's half-sister Mary takes the throne, after ...