But how long ago was the British monarchy established? Which ruler can rightfully call themselves the first King of England?

King John was king of England from 1199 to 1216. He is often remembered as a cruel and power-hungry king whose reign ended in the middle of a disastrous civil war with the barons of England.

Forty days after he was crowned king of England, Sweyn Forkbeard was apparently murdered in his bed. The weapon was allegedly a spear. But the killer? Folklore has it as the ghost of St Edmund ...

It was while returning from the Crusade that Edward learned that his father, Henry III, had died and that he was now the King of England. Ambitious and impulsive, Edward wasted no time in ...