History and Stories

Intelligent and generous, he lived in his father's shadow and was killed for his throne

Edward Francis, an enslaved African who lived at the Tower of London

Known as the ‘Nine Day Queen’, Lady Jane had the shortest reign in British history

The last Sikh Maharaja of the Punjab and former owner of the Koh-i-Noor diamond

An ancient ceremony, largely unchanged for a thousand years

A Tudor servant with one of English history’s greatest secrets

How did Anne Boleyn become queen and why did Henry VIII execute her?

In celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, we look back at the history of royal jubilee celebrations through the ages.

Murdered or survived – what happened to Edward and his younger brother Richard?

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