Research by the charity English Heritage suggests it may have found a portrait of England's shortest-reigning queen Lady Jane ...

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

An intriguing portrait believed by some to be of England’s ill-fated queen, Lady Jane Grey, could be the only one painted ...

In 41 BC, Cleopatra hosted a dinner to celebrate the Roman leader Mark Antony, who was a well-known party animal. Twelve ...

In 1215, King John of England faced discontent from his Barons, leading to the creation of the Magna Carta, a landmark document aimed at limiting royal authority. The film outlines the historical ...

Henry, the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace. After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502, Henry became heir to the English ...

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

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

King Charles hasn’t made any official public statements on current high-level political matters that are critical for countries where he is head of state. But in his recent actions, there could be ...

The sleepy Wiltshire town you've probably never even heard of that claims to be the first ever capital of England and where ...

Henry “Box” Brown’s idea to ship his way to freedom might have been the most successful disappearing act of all time.