‘Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England’s Greatest Warrior King’ By Dan Jones Viking, 432 pages. Six hundred years before Britain voted for independence from Europe, the Sceptered Isle came the ...

King Henry V of England had a troubled conscience. He was king, but actually he should not have been. His father, Henry IV, had illegally seized the throne from King Richard II and then starved ...

The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King by Dan Jones is turning the heads of the readers who turn its ...

In May 1420, the mentally unstable Charles VI disinherited his son and appointed Henry as regent during his own lifetime. The ...

Matilda became betrothed to King Henry V of Germany (later Holy Roman Emperor) in the spring of 1110 when she was around 9 years old. In July 1110, she was crowned queen of Germany, and she ...

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Before King Charles ascended to the throne of England, he spoke candidly to Kenneth Branagh about his life as the heir apparent, offering insight as the young actor prepared to direct and star in ...