Three lions have been used as England's football emblem since the formation of the Football Association in 1863. England wore ...

A merchant’s son, Thomas Becket rose to fame and fortune as a royal chancellor and then archbishop of England — all due to the patronage of Henry II, whose eventual fury over Becket’s ecclesiastical ...

Meet Roland the Farter. A minstrel in the court of Henry II of England, Roland had an annual Christmas Day engagement with the king and his fellow revelers. Roland’s act consisted of a dance that ...

Richard in martial splendour; equestrian statue outside the Palace of Westminster (Image: Matt Buck) He was also rebellious when the mood arose and was encouraged by his mother, the redoubtable ...

Legendary for his cruelty, disloyalty, and tendency to stuff his own pockets, England's most hated monarch usurped his way to power, betraying his own family in the process. THE PLANTAGENETSKing Henry ...