Against the paranoid backdrop of the Scottish witch trials, a murder plot involving King James and some of his lovers took ...

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In the 1590s, King James VI of Scotland's fear of witchcraft began stirring up national panics, resulting in the torture and death of thousands. Toil and TroubleAn engraving reproduces Henry ...

A new book How to Kill a Witch brings a dark period of history back to grisly life – and an official tartan is being released ...

The Fountain of Youth is most associated with the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León, but people have believed in ...

King James VI & I, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, The Extraordinary Miss FlowerKing James VI & I, Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, The Extraordinary Miss Flower ...

James Cook, Bills' top running back since his rookie year, misses OTAs amid ongoing contract negotiations, aiming for a lucrative deal post-stellar season.

Everyone knows that King Charles I was the least successful of England’s many Kings and Queens. The idea is traditional, well ...

James VI of Scotland & I of England is the subject of a major exhibition at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. We’re joined by the historical writers Lucy Hughes Hallett and Steven ...

King Charles has displayed an incredible increase ... with the earliest known example being a painting of James VI and I by Paul van Somer, which hangs at Windsor Castle. After unveiling the ...

The official coronation portrait of Britain's King Charles was made public on Tuesday, two years after he was crowned, in a ...

Two years after their Coronation at Westminster Abbey, The King and Queen unveiled their Coronation State portraits at the National Gallery. The two portraits are on display from 6 May to 5 June in ...