Dan Jones What most people know of medieval English King Henry V, if most people know anything at all about him, is ...

The ball is thrown to the into play at the start of the annual Shrovetide medieval hugball soccer that is match played in ...

In 1215, King John of England faced discontent from his Barons, leading to the creation of the Magna Carta, a landmark ...

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

Being born with a House of Windsor silver spoon in your mouth brings a fairytale level of privilege and the sort of job security the rest of us can only dream of. But in a world ruled by ancient ...

With a stellar cast and a fantastic creative team, 'The Margriad' is a thoughtful exploration of power and those who are ...

In one of their first visits to Wales as the Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Catherine paid tribute to Queen ...

where in 1399 King Richard II was imprisoned and forced to abdicate England’s throne in favor of his cousin, who became Henry IV. Where better to stage a new production of William Shakespeare’ ...

England's only pope, Adrian IV, rose from humble beginnings to the papal throne, but no Briton has followed since.

She was the child of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. But despite her mother being beheaded when she was two, Elizabeth I would become one of the few medieval queens of England ...

Henry VIII's early military campaigns began when he joined Pope Julius II's ... of the King by helping him to break with Rome and establish Henry VIII as head of the Church of England.

The city, renowned today for its nightlife and world-class university, was once the beating heart of Britain's economy.