England

Revellers at Stonehenge

General prehistory

Q&A Did the druids have anything to do with Stonehenge?

The bronze effigy on the tomb of Edward Plantagenet, known as the Black Prince, in the Trinity Chapel of Canterbury Cathedral, Kent. (Photo by RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)

Q&A Why was the Black Prince called ‘Black’?

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Love and marriage in Tudor England

Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger. (GL Archive/Alamy)

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn: Suzannah Lipscomb dispels myths about the lovers who changed history

Holbein portrait of Henry VIII

Q&A Did Henry VIII have any illegitimate male offspring?

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Anita Anand.

Anita Anand on Sophia Duleep Singh: goddaughter of Queen Victoria and prominent campaigner for women’s rights . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A statue of celebrated English nurse and wartime heroine, Edith Cavell

First World War

History hero Kate Mosse chooses Edith Cavell (1865–1915)

Henry VIII. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Q&A How many executions was Henry VIII responsible for?

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10 facts about Clifton Suspension Bridge

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8 facts about Old Sarum – an Iron Age fort, Roman settlement and medieval city

Picture depicting the Dogger Bank Incident

Q&A What was the 'North Sea Outrage'?

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England captain Bobby Moore

My history hero: Bobby Moore . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Picture of a lion and tiger fighting

Q&A Where was England's first zoo?

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Queen Victoria. (Getty Images)

History quiz – Queens of England . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Picture of Chrysippus of Soli

Q&A Has anyone ever died of laughter?