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He is one of the most famous kings of England, remembered for marrying six times, for breaking with the papacy in Rome and establishing the Church of England. A king of this magnitude, then, surely enjoyed a regal burial and was laid to rest in the magnificent tomb that Henry himself had...

An ancient well that legend says carried a miraculous healing power before its waters were cursed has been uncovered by archaeologists. Religious pilgrims used to flock to St Anne's Well, located near Liverpool, in order to reap the benefits of the well's supposed abilities to free...

Careful with that, your Highness! Charles joins in with traditional sword dancing after he is serenaded with bagpipes as he begins tour of the Middle East with Camilla in Oman Prince Charles and Camilla are in Oman as part of a seven day tour of the Gulf region...

On 1 November 1666 farm worker Abraham Morten gasped his final breath - the last of 260 people to die from bubonic plague in the remote Derbyshire village of Eyam. Their fate had been sealed four months earlier when the entire village made the remarkable decision to quarantine itself in...

Here are eight things you probably didn't know about King Cnut: King of England from 1016 to 1035; King of Denmark from 1018 to 1035; and King of Norway from 1028 to 1035... 8 things you (probably) didn’t know about King Cnut A fierce Danish warrior king who conquered vast swathes of northern...

An NHS worker provoked fury last night after she wished illnesses on the children of Brexiteers live on BBC One's Question Time show. Nicola Gorb, 47, a language and speech therapist at Great Ormond Street children's hospital, now faces calls to be sacked. Introduced by David Dimbleby as...

Britain has soared into the ranks of the top 10 most prosperous countries – leapfrogging most other European nations. A global index of the best places to live in the world puts the UK near the top, ahead of Germany, France and Spain. Rankings are based on income as well as ‘wellbeing’...

Stella Tillyard looks at Britain's Regency period... Uncertainty and unrest: the madness of the Regency period In...

From the window of her flat overlooking the canal path in a suburb of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, a blonde woman watches two female figures walking past as they chatter in a foreign tongue. Both the passers-by are covered in black Islamic gowns, only a glimpse of their eyes show from...

Poems written in "forgotten" Lancashire dialects have been uncovered as part of an academic research project. Simon Rennie from Exeter University made the discovery while trawling for "moving poetry" written about the 1861-65 cotton famine in Lancashire. People used their local language to...

New scientific research suggests we have intercepted messages transmitted by aliens from beyond our solar system. A paper entitled "Discovery of peculiar periodic spectral modulations in a small fraction of solar type stars" published in the journal Publications of the Astronomical Society of...

Britain and Japan have several things in common: both are island nations off the coast of a huge landmass; both are tea-loving nations; both peoples have ancient and strange traditions which baffle foreigners; both peoples are very reserved. Here are eight key moments in the relationship...

Migrant battle on the streets of Paris: Large gangs of men armed with clubs fight each other after their makeshift camp is destroyed Pictures show men lunging at each other with makeshift clubs last night next to a row of tents...

Today sees the first ever state visit by a Colombian president to the UK. President Juan Manuel Santos, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is visiting for three days as an official guest of Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Colombia connection: The UK's discreet role By Frank...

On 11th May 1812, British prime minister Spencer Perceval was shot dead in the lobby of the House of Commons. He remains the only British prime minister to be assassinated - but his assassination was greeted with celebration as well as dismay... The assassination of Prime Minister Spencer...

"I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall." As we enter the closing stages of the American election, all the hysteria, hyperbole, threats, allegations and FBI investigations in the world still don’t cover the fact the one of the...

England, Scotland and Wales are in talks with world governing body Fifa over whether players can wear poppies on their shirts to mark Armistice Day. England play Scotland at Wembley on 11 November in a 2018 World Cup qualifier, before Wales face Serbia at the Cardiff City Stadium the...

Members of the public are being asked to help create a record of ritual markings on buildings that were once believed to ward off evil spirits. The "witches' marks" were often carved near entrances to buildings, including the house where Shakespeare was born and the Tower of London...

European highwaymen were often idolized as dashing villains who captured the hearts of the people. Although some acted with charm, many more were so brutal or devious that they made their way into the history books... 10 Notorious Highwaymen From European History S.E. Batt April 2, 2016...

Nigel Farage has failed seven times to be elected as an MP but he could finally enter Parliament as 'Lord Farage'. All three front-runners in the Ukip leadership election have pledged to secure a peerage for him. Paul Nuttall, Suzanne Evans and Raheem Kassam say they will push Theresa May to...