An English church wants to exhume and preserve the remains of a martyr whose head was lopped off and speared on a London ...

As the Capital and largest city of England, London is a thoroughly modern city. However, its history dates back to Roman times with an impressive Medieval History. London is an excellent first ...

A Bedford cemetery that is the resting place of 33 Scottish servicemen, the man who married the abdicated Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson and a locally famous dog is "full of history", a trustee said.

On December 11, 1936, King Edward VIII had made the shocking decision to abdicate the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. For some, it was a fairy tale romance.

Senior Palace courtier Sir Alan 'Tommy' Lascelles told prime minister Stanley Baldwin in 1927 that it would be the 'best thing' if his boss, the future King Edward VIII, were to 'break his neck'.

Jane Seymour is seen as King Henry VIII’s “angelic” wife, but that’s a huge historical lie. Jane very much had a dark ...

The burials of famous people provide enduring archaeological mysteries. Here are 30 of the most acclaimed "lost" tombs.

Bottles of beer brewed 86 years ago for the coronation of Edward VIII, but which were left unopened upon the event’s cancellation, will go on sale next month.