Great Lions' Hearts

The reigns of the first Tudor Kings were an inopportune time to be a Plantagenet.  Both Henry VII and Henry VIII were ever alert to any thre...

The controversies of Richard III's reign don't begin with what happened to his nephews, the Princes in the Tower.  They begin with R...

Some places are known for the tragedies that took place there.  Fotheringhay Castle in Nottinghamshire, England will always be associated wi...

Today, we think of January 1, New Year's Day, as being the official start of a new year.  However, Medieval people were on a different t...

He was never crown, yet he retains his regnal number and is one of the more famous of the Plantagenet kings.  Edward V, 1470-1483? is better...

As anyone whose watched Game of Thrones knows, there are great houses and lesser houses, the heads of lesser houses becoming bannermen or v...

Foreign-born queens throughout history were in a difficult spot.  They had to be loyal to their husband and his country while still advancin...