Painting of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille

Kings and queens

Episode 5Buckingham Palace.

Aethelred II, known as Aethelred the Unready

Aethelred: why was the Anglo-Saxon king called ‘the Unready’?

King James III of Scotland (Photo by Hi-Story/Alamy Stock Photo)

The murder of James III: who killed the king of Scots?.

Maria Theresa

General Early Modern

The incredible Habsburg empress you’ve never heard of: who was Maria Theresa?

“The reverberations lasted for generations” | Matthew Gabriele and David M Perry on the civil war of Charlemagne's grandsons.

Photo of King George V's funeral

The death of King George V – and why his doctor hastened his demise

A portrait of Mary I, queen of England

Mary I: your guide to the life and rule of Henry VIII's daughter – plus a timeline and 7 little-known facts

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.

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.

The Stuarts: everything you wanted to know.

Oliver Cromwell's postal spies.

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

From Tudor to Stuart: the succession of 1603.

Video podcastCatherine de' Medici: life of the week.

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?.

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

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.

Inside Bridgerton's ballrooms.

Statues of Richard I and his wife Berengaria of Navarre

Berengaria of Navarre: Richard I’s forgotten queen.

Tracy Borman at Hampton Court Palace

Explore Hampton Court Palace with Professor Tracy Borman.

Tudor ladies-in-waiting: the women who served Henry VIII's queens.

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