On November 17th, 1558, the death of Queen Mary I brought an end to a dramatic chapter in England’s history. Her passing not only marked...

Matilda of England, also known as Empress Matilda or Maud, was a formidable figure in English history. She was the daughter of King Henry...

The marriage of King James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England, on August 8th, 1503, at Holyrood...

The First World War holds a significant place in the British psyche, the bloodiest conflict in British history, with repercussions that...

James I of England, also known as James VI of Scotland, reigned over England from 1603 to 1625 and over Scotland from 1567 to 1625. He...

Edward I of England, often referred to as "Edward Longshanks" due to his imposing height and "the Hammer of the Scots" for his relentless...

Richard III, the last Plantagenet king of England, ruled for a brief but dramatic period from 1483 to 1485. His reign has been the...

Edward the Confessor, one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England, reigned from 1042 until his death in 1066. His rule is often depicted...

The Seven Years' War, often described as the first true world war, spanned from 1756 to 1763, engulfing Europe, North America, Central...

1st May, two contrasting events in the British history; in 1328 England recongised Scottish Independence - 379 years later in 1707 the...

Queen Elizabeth II, was the longest reigning monarch in British history, her reign spanned more than seven decades and defined post-war...

In April 1912 the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sunk below the freezing waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The story of the Titanic is...

April 6th, 1199 Richard I, King of England, Duke of Normandy, and Count of Anjou died in the arms of his mother and so ended the life of...

King Charles I, 1600-1649 (reigned 1625-1649) When Charles was born in Dunfermline in November 1600 he wasn't destined to be king, let...

Margrethe II abdicated and a new chapter in the long, complex, sometimes brutal, never boring story of the Danish Monarchy started.

My husband and I have just returned from honeymoon, we spent three weeks away visiting Washington, New York and travelling back to the UK...

The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, during the American Civil War, remains one of the most significant and...

On 10th May 1857, Indian soldiers in the town of Meerut staged a protest against the British army. This mutiny spread across the...

On April 16th 1945 the Battle of Berlin started; it was the final major battle of WW2 in Europe. Fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi...

25 years ago a landmark document was signed with the goal of ending four decades of civil unrest and terrorism which had been centuries...