The Latin inscription (written in 1678) can be translated: Here lie the relics of Edward V, King of England, and Richard, Duke of York. These brothers being confined in the Tower of London, and there ...

But how long ago was the British monarchy established? Which ruler can rightfully call themselves the first King of England?

When Stephen died in 1154 Henry was crowned King of England. King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine had four sons: Henry, Richard, John and Geoffrey. Richard and John went on to become kings of ...

Richard III was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field. After the battle Richard's corpse was taken to Leicester and buried without pomp. In 2012 ...

King John was king of England ... Richard I in 1191 when, following a dispute about the terms upon which Acre had been surrendered, he ordered the killing of 2,700 Muslim prisoners? What of Henry ...

In 1483, King Edward IV of England died, leaving an underage heir who mysteriously disappeared with his brother. History has pointed to King Richard III as the killer, but other suspects are now ...

Richard, the 'Lionheart', was born on 8th September 1157 at Oxford, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He joined the Third Crusade to the Holy Land but returned to England when he heard ...