History

It’s a common question, really: how did London cope when it was hit by not one, but two massive disasters, […]

King John is often remembered as the king who lost a chunk of England’s overseas empire, a pretty significant failure

So, was Richard the Lionheart a brilliant military leader who happened to be king, or a king who mostly just

So, you’re curious about Thomas Becket and his rather dramatic clash with Henry II, eh? In a nutshell, their big

So, James II: was he really the last Catholic king of England? Yes, he was. His reign, from 1685 to

The Glorious Revolution: How Britain Said Goodbye to James II So, you’re wondering what the whole “Glorious Revolution” fuss was

Right, so you’re wondering what all the fuss was about with King Stephen and Empress Matilda, and this ‘Anarchy’ business?

So, you’re wondering about Henry II, the chap who really got the ball rolling on that massive chunk of land

The White Ship disaster is a pretty significant event in English history, and it really boiled down to one thing:

William III was a Dutch prince who became King of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1689. He wasn’t invited for

So, you’ve heard about William and Mary, England’s ‘joint monarchy’, and you’re probably wondering what on earth that actually meant.

Henry I. He’s often overshadowed by his father, William the Conqueror, or his nephew, Stephen, but Henry was a pretty