Painting of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille

Kings and queens

A portrait of King John of England

9 of the worst monarchs in history

Richard II and Henry IV of England. The cousins duked it out for control of England.

The tyrant and the usurper: Richard II v Henry IV. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What was Mary Tudor and Thomas Cromwell's relationship – did they plan to marry?

A portrait of Anne Boleyn

Why did Henry VIII send Anne Boleyn to the block?

Decoding Mary, Queen of Scots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Stuarts: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Oliver Cromwell's postal spies. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabeth I and James VI & I (Photo by Getty Images and Alamy)

From Tudor to Stuart: the succession of 1603. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Video podcastCatherine de' Medici: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Prince Albert Victor

Prince Albert Victor, aka Eddy: the fascinating story of Britain’s ‘lost’ king

Shield of the English version of the British royal coat of arms, with the motto 'Dieu at Mon Droit'

Q&AWhat is the meaning of the British Royal Family’s motto?

King Æthelstan shown in a manuscript dated to before 1399 (Photo by incamerastock/Alamy Stock Photo)

Æthelstan: why is writing a biography of one of England's greatest kings so difficult?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An image of Aethelstan

Æthelstan and the foundation of England: your guide to the 'first king of the English'

A portrait of Roman emperor Titus.

Emperor Titus: the underrated Roman emperor that history forgot

Laura Berlin as Emma of Normandy in season 3 of Vikings: Valhalla

Emma of Normandy: not just a two-time queen consort of England

Portrait of Catherine de Medici, also known as the Serpent Queen

Catherine de MediciThe life, death and legacy of the 'Serpent Queen'

The England football team badge, showing three lions on a field of ten Tudor roses

Q&AWhy are there three lions on the shirts of the English football team?

Katherine Parr: life of the week. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Inside Bridgerton's ballrooms. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Statues of Richard I and his wife Berengaria of Navarre

Berengaria of Navarre: Richard I’s forgotten queen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tracy Borman at Hampton Court Palace

Explore Hampton Court Palace with Professor Tracy Borman. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tudor ladies-in-waiting: the women who served Henry VIII's queens. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Thomas Cromwell

Your guide to Thomas Cromwell

India Amarteifio as Queen Charlotte and Corey Mylchreest as George III (Photo by Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2023)

The real history behind Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

A group of supposed witches being beaten in front of King James I and VI

Why was King James VI and I obsessed with witch hunts?

Margaret Beaufort, shown in a c16th‐century oil on panel painting

Margaret Beaufort: mother of the Tudors

Anglo-Saxon kingdoms: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of King George III, next to a shackle in the foreground of Buckingham palace.

Did the British royal family support slavery?

Elizabeth I

"Elizabeth was certainly no feminist": Tracy Borman on the Elizabethans. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Portrait of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII

Anne Boleyn: your guide to the life and death of Henry VIII's second queen – plus 11 little-known facts