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Henry II became King of England in 1154 after twenty years of civil war. He was the first Plantagenet king, the founder of Englands most successful...

The Anarchy was the first civil war in post-Conquest England, enduring throughout the reign of King Stephen between 1135 and 1154. It ultimately br...

'He was deaf to the murmurs of conscience, and resolved to satisfy his desires at any price.' The Monk (1796) is a sensational story of temptation...

King Richard III remains one of the most controversial figures in British history. Matthew Lewiss new biography aims to become a definitive account...

Richard, 3rd Duke of York is frequently used to recall the colours of the rainbow with the mnemonic Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain, wrongly be...

The medieval period is often thought of as the Dark Ages, a period of cultural stagnation and little economic and political advancement. However, B...

Henry II became King of England in 1154 after twenty years of civil war. He was the first Plantagenet king, the founder of Englands most successful...

The Wars of the Roses were a series of brutal conflicts between rival branches of the Plantagenet family the Lancastrians and the Yorkists. The wa...

An original gothic masterpiece of madness, lust and terror. Dripping with dark and moody intent, Matthew Lewis introduces us to the sinful world of...

In the second half of the fifteenth century, for over thirty years, civil war tore England apart. However, its roots were deeper and its thorns wer...

King of a lost realm. Wearer of a pawned crown. Heir to an empire beyond reach. From the ashes of Magna Carta, a new England was to be forged. He...

King Richard III remains one of the most controversial figures in British history. Matthew Lewiss new biography aims to become a definitive account...

King Richard III remains one of the most infamous and recognisable monarchs in English or British history, despite only sitting on the throne for t...