But how long ago was the British monarchy established? Which ruler can rightfully call themselves the first King of England? You might assume that this would be an easy question to answer ...

Eventually in 1603 Elizabeth died and James was offered the throne. The succession passed smoothly and James VI of Scotland became James I of England and Ireland. Although promising to return to ...

Edward had experienced these failed campaigns first hand as part of his ... Mercifully this request was ignored. As arguably, England's greatest king (and Scotland's greatest enemy) his temporary ...

Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, pushed English power north as far as Scotland and was the first king to claim to be ‘King of all England’. One story tells how King Cnut stood on the shore and ...

The equal rulers returned England to Protestant rule and began a new era of royal leadership defined by parliamentary oversight ...

The first documented European to arrive in ... his name was anglicized to John Cabot. King Henry VII of England authorized Cabot to "seek out, discover and find whatsoever isles, countries ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla will travel to Italy and the Vatican in April to meet with Pope Francis, as the Catholic ...

King Charles III, head of the Church of England, and Queen Camilla will travel to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis in April, ...

In 1307, with Scotland in sight, Edward died at Burgh-on-Sands. The campaign for the conquest of Scotland passed on to his son, Edward II. The Scots were relieved to find that the brutal and effective ...