Queen Elizabeth II's father never expected to take the throne—until a royal ruckus changed the monarchy forever. Our royal ...

Even after the conclusion of the dramatic events depicted in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, there is still so much more ...

Offering a chance to add your name to a list of illustrious former titleholders, including Hugh de Audley, a favourite and ...

It is a measure of the original work’s quality and its excellent adaptation to TV that historical revisionism remains central ...

Like Robert Macfarlane’s earlier books, Is A River Alive? is luminously written, but it’s also much more polemical, writes Stuart Kelly ...

This is what Hilary Mantel did brilliantly in her Wolf Hall trilogy about Thomas Cromwell, a figure central to the religious and dynastic upheavals of 16th-century England, who influenced the ...

The Hall has served a variety of purposes over the years, including as a residence, school, hotel, and nursing home. Notably, ...

Following Pope Francis's death, interest surges in films and TV shows depicting the papacy. From political thrillers like ...

By VE Day he was training near Loughborough for a posting to Burma, to relieve crews who had been there for three years. "VE ...

Prince William will fly to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, after King Charles reportedly 'pulled rank' to ...

It’s also thought that it was the new King who prevented his brother from returning to England, with Edward and Wallis settling in France as a result. Edward was, however, granted a tax-free allowance ...

Mary, Queen of Scots' silver gilt casket is on a mini-tour of Scotland. Rosemary Goring tells its tragic story and looks at how its ...