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

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

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 ...

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.

King Henry VI of England left his pregnant wife Margaret of Anjou at home and travelled from court to the West Country on a judicial visit. Stopping off at Clarendon Palace in Wiltshire the ...

The inscriptions for Henry on the tomb read: 'Here lies Henry the Seventh of that name, formerly King of England, son of Edmund, Earl of Richmond. 'He was created King on August 22 and ...