The perfect illustrated introduction to the life, death and recent rediscovery of Richard III

For a King renowned for his love life, Henry VIII has traditionally been depicted as something of...

Shakespeare's enduring image of Richard III's queen is one of bitterness and sorrow. Anne curses ...

Babies are born every day, but only once or twice in a lifetime, a child arrives who will inherit...

As Tudors go, Elizabeth of York is relatively unknown. Yet she was the mother of the dynasty, wit...

Known to be proud, regal and beautiful, Cecily Neville was born in the year of the great English ...

Sisters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf have long been celebrated for their central roles in the ...

When the tall, athletic Edward of York seized the English throne in 1461, he could have chosen an...

Catherine of Aragon continues to fascinate readers 500 years after she became Henry VIII's first ...

Ida Nettleship was a flamboyant Bohemian who gave up a promising artistic career to marry Augustu...

The majority of these young men died in their teens, on the brink of manhood. They represent the ...

The Wars of the Roses were not just fought by men on the battlefield. Behind the scenes, there we...