From muscle-bound castles to lavish manor houses, the world is filled with fine stately homes – and many of them happen to be ...

The effigy head of the founder of the Tudor dynasty is one of the finest examples of its kind to have survived to the present ...

King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France take part in a diplomatic tournament known as the 'Field of the Cloth of Gold'. The two monarchs were in their youth when they hosted this ...

However war with France ultimately proved expensive and unsuccessful. Henry VIII is known as the 'father of the Royal Navy.' When he became king there were five royal warships. By his death he had ...

She was the child of King Henry VIII and his second wife ... while also under threat of invasion from Spain, France, and Scotland. But Elizabeth I faced down the threats, and due to her steering ...

Statue of Burns in Dumfries town centre, unveiled in 1882. David J Black reminds us just how famous Burns was. See part one ...

In 1403, a rebellion broke out in England that would culminate in one of the bloodiest battles to ever take place on English ...

The relationship between Prince Hal and John Falstaff, a favorite of Shakespeare scholars, is the focus of this condensed ...

As we continue to mark Black History Month, we're shining a light on Haiti's first and only king. From enslaved child to revolutionary war hero, Henry Christophe's life was anything but ordinary.

Marble has been a symbol of wealth and power since 700 BC. It is particularly suitable for sculptures, or the construction and furnishing of stately buildings. But what makes marble so popular?

Amman (AFP) – Jordan's King Abdullah II was visibly uncomfortable as he sat across from US President Donald Trump and discussed the fate of over two million Palestinians in Gaza. Trump's ...