Author: Phillips Charles

Explore the history of the British Isles in this celebrationof its monarchs, and the development of its finearchitectural legacy. The first half is...

In battle, the medieval knight was the equivalent of the modern tank. A knight could plough his way through ranks of foot-soldiers, and on massive ...

For 2,000 years the pope has been the acknowledged head of the Roman Catholic Church. As the direct successor of St Peter, he holds a unique positi...