Painting of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille

Kings and queens

Top 10 strange history stories

Portrait of King Henry VI by an unknown artist. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

The miracle of Henry VI: how the weak medieval king became a 'saint'.

Top 10 photo galleries: kings and queens

Picture depicting the Articles of Union being presented to Queen Anne

Q&AWhy did Scotland join the 1707 Union with England?

An illustration of King Henry VIII and his six wives

The hidden lives of Henry VIII's six wives.

Michael Wood on Alfred the Great.

Q&AAre there any rulers of England that don’t appear on the usual lists?.

Portrait of a young Queen Victoria, c1850, by F Winterhalter

How the killing of Queen Victoria’s personal chef changed Anglo-German relations.

Discovering Tutankhamun

My history hero: Yolanda of Aragon (d1442).

Revealed: the tomb of Henry VIII's forgotten son

Hamo Thornycroft's 1901 statue of King Alfred the Great in Winchester. (Photo by RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)

Alfred the Great: do we overplay his 'greatness'?.

BBC History Magazine

Rebranding Rule: The Restoration and Revolution Monarchy, 1660-1715

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

The princes in the Tower: why was their fate never explained?

Q&AWho was the last Groom of the Stool?

Richard III tomb design unveiled by Leicester Cathedral

"The important thing about the battle of Crécy is that Edward was clearly, in my view, using tactics and weapons that had never been seen on a battlefield before," says Richard Barber. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

Books interview: Edward III and the triumph of England.

Flodden 1513: the biggest ever Anglo-Scottish battle.

BBC History Magazine

The Devonshires: The Story of a Family and a Nation

A fresh look at Edward III.

6 royal births that rocked a nation.

Elizabeth I: the monarch behind the mask.

Q&A: Did King John ever display goodness?

Where now for Richard III?

Richard III discovery.

Leicester car park skeleton 'is that of Richard III'

General History

Q&AQ&A: Have twins ever been in line for the throne?

Why Magna Carta matters.

Winston Churchill, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, gives his 'victory' sign while making a polling day tour of his constituency during an election. (Getty Images)

Are these the most overrated people in history?.