Scotland regains independence from England at the Battle of Bannockburn. 1340: The English fleet destroys the French at the ...

In 2009, Bellator MMA had its first lightweight tournament, consisting of four fighters: Jorge Masvidal, Eddie Alvarez, Toby Imada and Eric Reynolds.

The Magna Carta was signed on June 15, 1215, at Runnymede Meadows near London. It was annulled just a few weeks later, and ...

Henry Dwyer is looking forward to another summer campaign on British turf with Asfoora, after his Australian speedster put up a creditable defence of her crown in the King Charles III Stakes.

Defending champion Asfoora is up there with old rivals Believing and Regional. Most of what lies beneath these stalwarts is ...

The likes of Wolf Hall, adapted by two of Hilary Mantel's best-selling books, capture this perfectly, gripping viewers with ...

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II The second longest reigning monarch in history was the United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II, ...

As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. In doing so, he joins ...

Has Richard III historian solved 500 year old murder mystery? - It is perhaps the greatest of all cold cases: who was responsible for the death of the two Princes in the Tower?

An illustration of King John, Henry III's father. (Photo by ... The pope had offered Henry’s younger son, Edmund, the Sicilian crown. But there was a catch: Henry had to finance the military campaign ...

Born in 1155, Henry was the eldest surviving son of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. On 14 June 1170, when he was 37 and his son 15, Henry II had his son crowned as Henry III. This experiment ...

In a surprising discovery, a medieval silk seal bag from the reign of King Henry III has emerged as a ... Richard was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1257 which was over 400 years after his ...