In May 1420, the mentally unstable Charles VI disinherited his son and appointed Henry as regent during his own lifetime. The ...

England has a long history of bad kings and pretty impressive queens. Will Elizabeth II be its last for generations?

Of all of England's reigning queens, Jane was monarch for the least amount of time — only nine days — despite being the great-granddaughter of King Henry VII.

Nowhere conjures up our romantic ideal of England and the English countryside more faithfully than Suffolk: soft, still, sleepy, with gentle hills, golden cornfields, ruminating cows, church towers ...

Henry II of England authorizes Dermod MacMorrough to levy forces, 1170 (1864). Henry II (1133-1189), the first Plantagenet king of England, ruled from 1154.

Queen Elizabeth II passed away Thursday after the longest reign of any British king or queen. Here are the top 10 longest-reigning monarchs of the British isles and what made their time on the ...

A merchant’s son, Thomas Becket rose to fame and fortune as a royal chancellor and then archbishop of England — all due to the patronage of Henry II, whose eventual fury over Becket’s ecclesiastical ...

Women who served in World War II are getting the recognition that they deserve through a new exhibit now on display in Metro Detroit.

Brad Pitt has a notable ancestral link to medieval England, being a distant relative of the late Queen Elizabeth II through King Henry II. Pitt's connection places him within an influential ...

‘Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England’s Greatest Warrior King’ By Dan Jones Viking, 432 pages Six hundred years before Britain voted for independence from Europe, the Sceptered Isle came the ...

Veteran tight end Hunter Henry says respect for Jerod Mayo and desire for a leadership role were key factors in his Patriots return.

These four plays explored the fortunes of three successive kings of England: Richard II (who reigned from 1377 to 1399), Henry IV (1399-1413) and Henry V (1413-22).