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James VI and I and his favourites, Robert Carr and George Villiers

James VI and I and his favourites: what were their relationships like?

Mary Villiers and Julianne Moore

Who was the real Mary Villiers?

The real George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, and Nicholas Galitzine as George Villiers

Who was George Villiers, favourite of King James VI and I?

King James was king of Scotland (as James VI) from 1567 to 1625 and the first Stuart king of England, from 1603 to 1625, acceding to the throne upon the death of Elizabeth I. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

King James VI and I: your guide to the first Stuart monarch of England

A statue of Alice Nutter, one of the 1612 Pendle Witches. The statue is in her home village on Blacko Bar Road, Roughlee. (Image by Alamy)

The Pendle witches: what happened in the infamous Lancashire witch trial?

A Christmas feastThree historical festive recipes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A Christmas feastHow to make a Stuart mince pie. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Simon Ward as the Duke of Buckingham and Faye Dunaway as Milady de Winter in the 1973 film 'The Three Musketeers', 1973

The mystery of the ‘real’ Milady de Winter of The Three Musketeers

William of Orange depicted landing in Devon

What if…James II and VII had kept his throne?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The battle of Blenheim

What if…Charles II of Spain had produced an heir?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Great Reputations: Oliver Cromwell. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Margaret Cavendish: scandalous 17th-century writer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A purported portrait of Elizabeth Báthory as a young woman

General Early Modern

Elizabeth Báthory: a 17th-century 'serial killer'

Kate Mosse on pirate women & Huguenot refugees. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

QuizHow much do you know about the Civil War?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cromwell depicted with Major-General John Lambert

What if...Oliver Cromwell’s son had never been named Lord Protector?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Picture depicting the Battle of Worcester

The battle of Worcester: Cromwell’s last battle. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Roundheads and Cavaliers: where did the Civil War nicknames come from?

Painting depicting the Battle of Naseby

The battle of Naseby: what happened?

A 19th-century painting of Queen Henrietta Maria fleeing England as the Civil Wars turn against Charles I (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

From the home front to the front line: what were the roles of women in the Civil War?

In a 19th-century painting by Charles Landseer, Oliver Cromwell reads Charles I’s explosive correspondence captured at Naseby. It revealed the king was conspiring to gain Catholic support for his cause (Photo by ART Collection/Alamy Stock Photo)

10 key battles of the Civil War

A painting of the battle of Naseby

The New Model Army: how Oliver Cromwell’s radical fighting force won the Civil War

Elizabeth Cromwell

Elizabeth Cromwell: the life of Oliver Cromwell’s shadowy queen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting of the battle of Naseby

Is it incorrect to refer to the ‘English Civil War’?

Charles I in Parliament in 1642, where he made an abortive attempt to arrest five MPs, from a 19th-century painting by Charles West Cope (Photo by The Print Collector/Alamy Stock Photo)

8 reasons why the Civil War broke out. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Civil War podcast episodes

Members of the Sealed Knot stage a re-enactment of the battle of Nantwich, fought during the Civil Wars in 1644 (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Crown v Parliament: your guide to the Civil War of the 17th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, fleeing from battle after attempting to unseat his Catholic uncle, King James II and VII, from the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland (Photo by De Luan/Alamy Stock Photo)

The Monmouth Rebellion of 1685: your guide to the a duke's failed bid to overthrow his uncle, James II and VI

Plot or paranoia? The Amboyna conspiracy trial. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bishops tumble, with “popish” paraphernalia falling from their pockets, in a woodcut from a 1641 Puritan pamphlet titled 'A Decade of Grievances' (Photo by Bridgeman Images)

How people power fuelled England's century of chaos. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.