Home
Kings and queens

Painting of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castille

Kings and queens

Everything you know about 17th-century London is wrong. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History quiz – spacewalks, battles and Eleanor of Aquitaine. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Soldiers of the Apocalypse. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

On the trail of the Yorks: 8 places associated with Richard III’s family. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Two King Edwards. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Elizabeth II and her prime ministers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tudor monarchs and a medieval civil war. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Did Eustace Chapuys really despise Anne Boleyn?

Suzannah Lipscomb & Dan Jones discuss Henry VIII's final two wives: Catherine Howard & Katherine Parr

Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb discuss Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves

A brief history of Offa’s Dyke

Personal politics in Elizabeth I's court. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hadrian's travels. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Catherine Howard: The death of innocence. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Clare Jackson"Charles II had to appeal to public opinion more than his predecessors did". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Charles II and an Atlantic experiment. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Dissolution and a forgotten colony. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Joan of Kent: a perfect princess?

Q&AWhen was the first strike?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Muslims and Jews in the 16th century. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

7 memorable moments in the history of Buckingham Palace

Q&AHow much did it cost to build Versailles?

Britain's 10 best palaces

Not such a prude after all: the secrets of Henry VIII’s love life

The battle over Henry VIII’s will. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Chess, gambling and cards: Tudor games and indoor pastimes. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The amazing history of Egypt. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Game of Thrones: medieval inspiration. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

5 festive facts from BBC Two’s QI

Sex, scandals and betrayals: Charles II and his court

You're currently on page 26