England

Few leading figures in the English Civil War 1642-51

In the middle of 17th century England experienced a great convulsion of political and military violence, which quickly spread to...

30/11/2015

The year 1066 is the most celebrated in English history. To every English schoolchild it evokes a Saxon hero, Harold,...

14/10/2015

If you can’t settle to sleep as usual and find yourself up before the break of day, you may care...

13/08/2015

A large sum of money – £4,000 in gold, to be precise – is due to be transferred from London...

02/03/2015

Katherine of Aragon died on 7th January, at Kimbolton House, possibly as a result of coronary thrombosis. She was buried...

30/01/2015

Power was inherently and inescapably male in the Middle Ages. The images displayed on the Great Seal of England encapsulated...

14/01/2015

Bede was a Northumbrian, born in 673 on the lands of the monastery of St Peter at Wearmouth. At the...

15/12/2014

A younger son of a minor nobleman who became a notable tourneyer and warrior, a comrade to princes and kings,...

22/11/2014

Monarchy is very much a family business. According to the law of primogeniture, the eldest son should follow his father...

23/10/2014

Well aware of this increase in realism, Henry VIII decided to choose his fourth wife from her portrait. Traditionally, dynastic...

08/07/2014