She begins with Richard II before moving on to Edward III (“He’s got a lovely beard”), Philippa of Hainault, Eleanor of Castile and Henry III. If she has time, she will attend to Henry V.

In antiquity, poisoning was a common way to dispose of a political rival or pesky relative, and people generally got away ...

The private chambers of medieval kings and queens are being brought back to life as some of the oldest parts of the historic Tower of ...

The Pop Idol star, 46, was left stunned by the discovery, which features in an upcoming episode of Who Do You Think You Are ?

Former Pop Idol winner Will Young, 46, cries when he discovered that he was related to royalty on BBC One's Who Do You Think ...

Throughout English history, there have seldom been many kings with the same warrior prowess as King Edward I. Born as the ...

FROM calm terrace views over the lake to manic Go Ape adventures, the Lakeside Lodges at Leeds Castle are ideal for all ages ...

Over the centuries, it has served various roles including Norman stronghold, a royal palace for King Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile, and a residence for King Henry VIII and his first wife ...

The queens, for history buffs who wish to know, are Catherine of Aragon, Eleanor of Castile, Queen Margaret of France, Queen Isabella of France, Queen Anne of Bohemia, Queen Joan of Navarre and ...

Depicting Eleanor of Castile saving Edward I by sucking poison from his wound, the work reframes medieval history through a Hellenic lens, echoing Angelika Kauffman’s painterly grace. With only three ...

The relief shows Eleanor of Castile sucking poison from the wound of her husband Prince Edward (who succeeded as King Edward I in 1272), cloaking a scene from English medieval life in Neoclassical ...

Edward I and his first queen, Eleanor of Castile, were at the sharp end of medieval infant mortality statistics. Eleanor gave birth to at least fourteen children, only to see five of her daughters die ...