In the Middle Ages, England emerged as one of the most influential and powerful kingdoms in Europe – a far cry from its ...

History documentary dealing with the origins of the British monarchy amid the Anglo-Saxon / Viking wars of early medieval ...

After his older brother, King Edward VIII abdicated the British throne on Dec. 10, 1936, King George VI officially ascended the throne as the next King of England. The father of the current monarch of ...

Editor’s Note: Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband to Queen Elizabeth II, has died at 99 years old. In a statement on April 9, 2021, the Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her ...

Pity the poor Brits. In the midst of a serious cost-of-living crisis driven by the shocks of COVID-19, Brexit and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they have lost the only monarch they have known: a ...

LONDON (RNS) — Charles will be crowned in an England different from that of his mother, 70 years ago, and details of the ceremony will reflect the new landscape. LONDON (RNS) — On May 6, King Charles ...

What was the most important battle in English history? If you answered the Battle of Hastings, the 1066 A.D. conflict in which the Normans successfully took over the English crown, you’re not alone.

Jan Dítĕ (Ivan Barnev) is a little guy — short in stature, and short on political awareness and social conscience as well. He’s just someone who wants to get rich as quickly as possible, which in the ...

Say, hypothetically, that you’re being crowned king of England this weekend. First of all, congrats! Second, if you’re feeling anxious, that’s understandable. Your predecessors are, by definition, all ...