Margaret of Denmark was born on 23 June 1456, the daughter of Christian I, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and Dorothea of Brandenburg, herself the daughter of John, Margrave of ...

Isabella of Valois the second wife of Richard II was born in Paris on 9 November 1389 and was the daughter of King Charles VI of France and his wife Isabeau of Bavaria. Isabella was born at a time of ...

The young prince was placed in the care of John Erskine, Earl of Mar, as his father was concerned that his wife Anne of Denmark's leanings toward Catholicism might affect her son, which understandably ...

Henry Percy, later made famous as 'Harry Hotspur' was born on 20 May 1364 at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland. He was the eldest son of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, and Margaret Neville, ...

An exciting new project at Winchester Cathedral plans to examine the remains of several of England's Anglo-Saxon and Danish kings. Its also believed the chests contain the remains of the Anglo-Saxon ...

Died 6 July 1189 (aged 56) at Chinon Castle, of a fever while being defeated by his son, the future Richard I and Phillip Augustus of France. Burial Place - Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud, near ...

The charismatic Edward III, one of the most dominant personalities of his age, was the son of Edward II and Isabella of France. He was born at Windsor Castle on 13th of November, 1312 and created Earl ...

Germanic tribes migrated to Britain after the departure of the Roman legions, which was then occupied by Brythonic Celtic peoples. Many of the Celts were killed, others were taken prisoner and forced ...

Hengist (also spelt Hengest) and Horsa (Hors), the legendary leaders of the first Anglo-Saxon invaders of Britain arrived as mercenaries to fight the Picts and Scots at the invitation of the Celtic ...

At the age of five, Richard was married to Anne Beauchamp, the sister of the Duke of Warwick, in 1434. On the death of the Duke of Warwick in 1446, the Earldom of Warwick and its vast estates were ...

During their marriage, King George III and Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz had fifteen children, all of whom, with the exception of Octavius and Alfred, survived to reach adulthood. The ...

No other ruler in England's long and varied history has been honoured with the title the Great. Alfred once declared his intention "To live worthily as long as I live and after my life to leave to ...