King Edward VI of England died after a long illness at the age of 15. To the shock of many, the crown passed not to his elder ...

Harkin’s stark prose and unsentimental view of history will remind readers of fellow English author Hilary Mantel, best-known for her Wolf Hall series, set at the court of King Henry VIII of England.

Edward I was king but not for ... unannounced to the nation. However, Henry VIII chose to disregard discretion, recognising his son and bestowing upon him his surname. King Henry VIII is known ...

An English lord has blocked his eldest son from taking over the family’s £85 million ($A177 million) estate because of his “lack of achievement”.

Despite being born 48 years apart, Queen Victoria and Queen Mary of Teck have far more in common than first meets the eye - ...

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Henry VII was the one to ... Bridgeman Images Richard was brother of King Edward IV. After Edward IV’s death in 1483, Richard deposed the king’s 13-year-old son, Edward V, whom he claimed ...

The wife of the Earl of Yarmouth, who was disinherited from his family's £85m estate, including Ragley Hall in Warwickshire, ...

In his final years, The King’s relationship with his eldest son, Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor) deteriorated as he was deeply offended by his son’s lack ...

From strange job titles that used to exist in the royal palaces to unique positions that still exist today, only the royals ...

Queen Mary of Teck, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, was a reserved intellectual. But some historians and descendants argue she was also an "upmarket kleptomaniac".

Two significant Gloucestershire landmarks feature in a new documentary about the 'worst king of England' Edward II on ...