Matilda of Flanders was born circa 1031, the daughter of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders and Adele of France, who was the daughter of Robert II of France and Constance of Arles. She was also a descendant ...

Prior to 1788, King George had informed his daughters that he would take them to Hanover and find them suitable husbands, but remarked, "I cannot deny that I have never wished to see any of them marry ...

Prince Edward, fourth son and fifth child of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, daughter of Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Elizabeth Albertine of ...

Princess Sophia was born at Buckingham House, now Buckingham Palace, on 3 November 1777, she was the fifth daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The infant princess was ...

One of the most outstanding female figures of the Middle Ages and a fascinating character in her own right, Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine and Countess of Poitou was born around 1122, the daughter of ...

Henry seized England's crown on the death of his brother, William Rufus on 2 August 1100. He had been present on the hunting expedition in the New Forest which resulted in Rufus' death, either by ...

During a holiday in Scotland with her husband Prince Albert, Queen Victoria fell deeply in love with the evocative Highland scenery, announcing that Scotland was " the proudest, finest country in the ...

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 ...

The House of Tudor took England's throne through victory over Richard III, the last Plantagenet king, at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Its founder, the Lancastrian Henry VII laid down the ...

Ethelred I, was born around 834 and like his father Ethelwulf, was a man of great piety, and had been brought up very religiously by his mother, Queen Osburh. Ethelred succeeded his brother Ethelbert ...

The Battle of Watling Street, one of the bloodiest battles in ancient British history, was fought in the year 60 or 61 AD between an alliance of the British tribes led by Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, ...

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 ...