There have been only eight reigning queens in the history of the British monarchy Stephanie Kaloi is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She has also written ...

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 ...

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King John sealed the Magna Carta, but is remembered as one of England's worst rulers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. King John ...

The third son of Henry II, Richard was born in Oxford at Beaumont Palace on September 8, 1157, and while still a nipper was invested with the Duchy of Aquitaine, his mother’s patrimony. He’d go down ...