If you consider yourself a history buff, you may already know the story of Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham. Her biggest ...

The new miniseries on Starz, Mary & George, is a seven-episode show about the affair between King James VI and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. Based on the 2017 book The King's Assassin ...

James's tutor, the historian and poet George Buchanan ... In March 1603, Elizabeth died and James became king of England and Ireland in a remarkably smooth transition of power.

He married Princess Mary of Teck in 1893 in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. Their children were Edward VIII, George VI (christened Albert), Henry Duke of Gloucester, George Duke of Kent, Prince ...

Based on the extraordinary true story of Mary Villiers, Sky’s new Jacobean period drama Mary & George follows a mother who moulded her son to become the all-powerful lover of King James I.