Plantagenet

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Richard III: A hostage to fortune

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Magna Carta: A turning point in English history

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Richard III's skull. (Image by Catriona Gray)

What has the discovery of Richard III’s remains taught us?

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Five places Richard III may have wanted to be buried (and none of them are Leicester)

The tombs of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine in Fontevraud Abbey, France. (Dreamstime)

The duchy of Aquitaine: an English ‘colony’ in deepest France

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’?

A 19th-century illustration depicting the battle of Agincourt.

Books interview with Ranulph Fiennes: “The Hundred Years’ War was caused by my ancestor’s advice being ignored”

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Top 10 Plantagenet podcasts – from the Black Death to Richard III

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Richard III visitor centre opens today

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Richard III judicial review: Plantagenet Alliance loses reburial battle

An effigy of Henry III, king of England between 1207 and 1272, on his tomb in Westminster Abbey. (Angelo Hornak/Corbis via Getty Images)

The Plantagenet royal dynasty: England’s ultimate family drama

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

Elizabeth Woodville, the queen consort of the Yorkist king Edward IV, was a character in the BBC historical drama 'The White Queen'. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Truth, lies and historical fiction: an interview with ‘The White Queen’ writer Philippa Gregory

Laurence Olivier plays Richard III in the 1955 film adaptation of Shakespeare's play. In it, the controversial monarch is damned as everything from a

Why did Shakespeare revile Richard III?