Painting of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille

Kings and queens

Richard III and dirty Tudors. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

King Alfred The Great's statue designed by Hamo Thornycroft and erected in 1899 stands at the eastern end of the Broadway in Winchester, Hampshire, England. (Photo by Tony Baggett/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Q&AHow many English kings were known as ‘the Great’?

A portrait of Richard III.

Inside the mind of Richard III. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Henry VIII

Q&AWhich of Henry VIII's wives was his best match?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

Richard I, the Falkland Islands and John Scott Russell: 3 things that happened On This Day 8 June

A caricature of George I

The delightfully dysfunctional Georgians. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The princes in the Tower

Did Richard III murder the princes in the Tower? You debate. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tracy Borman's Tudor quiz

An illustration from the first edition of John Foxe The Book of Martyrs. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

The LibraryElizabeth I’s war with England’s Catholics

Top 10 strange history stories

Portrait of King Henry VI by an unknown artist. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

The miracle of Henry VI: how the weak medieval king became a 'saint'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Top 10 photo galleries: kings and queens

Picture depicting the Articles of Union being presented to Queen Anne

Q&AWhy did Scotland join the 1707 Union with England?

An illustration of King Henry VIII and his six wives

The hidden lives of Henry VIII's six wives. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Michael Wood on Alfred the Great. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Q&AAre there any rulers of England that don’t appear on the usual lists?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of a young Queen Victoria, c1850, by F Winterhalter

How the killing of Queen Victoria’s personal chef changed Anglo-German relations. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Discovering Tutankhamun

My history hero: Yolanda of Aragon (d1442). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Revealed: the tomb of Henry VIII's forgotten son

Hamo Thornycroft's 1901 statue of King Alfred the Great in Winchester. (Photo by RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)

Alfred the Great: do we overplay his 'greatness'?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

Rebranding Rule: The Restoration and Revolution Monarchy, 1660-1715

The coffin containing the remains of Richard III. The skeleton of the king was discovered in 2012 in the foundations of Greyfriars Church, Leicester, 500 years after he was killed during the battle of Bosworth. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

The discovery of Richard III's remains

The princes in the Tower: why was their fate never explained?

Q&AWho was the last Groom of the Stool?

Richard III tomb design unveiled by Leicester Cathedral

"The important thing about the battle of Crécy is that Edward was clearly, in my view, using tactics and weapons that had never been seen on a battlefield before," says Richard Barber. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

Books interview: Edward III and the triumph of England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Flodden 1513: the biggest ever Anglo-Scottish battle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC History Magazine

The Devonshires: The Story of a Family and a Nation

A fresh look at Edward III. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.