Alfred the Great? William The Conquer? King Arthur??? Just a few contenders for the title of First King of England - but of ...

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 ...

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Not content with being a seven-time world champion in the NFL, Tom Brady found another sport to dominate. The New England ...

When it comes to the biggest questions about British history, there is perhaps none more frequently asked than who were the best (and worst) monarchs. YouGov asked the public for their opinion.

Support for this article was provided by the British Library’s Eccles Institute for the Americas & Oceania Phil Davies ...

While religious Jews await the Messiah, Christians think he has already visited and await a Second Coming. Previously he came ...

Look closely at the bill. It does not allow individual communities to choose what Bible their school district will teach. | Opinion ...

Both players enjoyed impressive schoolboy careers at King’s before joining the academy at the Cooper Associates County Ground ...

George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, spent his life engaged in a power struggle that pitted cousins and siblings against ...

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

A team of archeologists in the United Kingdom believe that they have found the lost residence of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. The home is shown in the 1,000 year-old ...