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The Royal Mint has issued £5 coins to commemorate the House of Windsor's 100th anniversary. They feature Windsor Castle's round tower flying the Royal Standard and are surrounded by sprigs of oak. Among the coins available are a 22-carat gold proof piece priced at £1,945, a silver coin...

The Duke of Edinburgh is retiring from royal duties this autumn, Buckingham Palace has announced. The decision was made by Prince Philip himself and is supported by the Queen, a palace spokesman said. The duke, who turns 96 next month, will attend previously scheduled engagements between...

Shot in a forest, murdered by your bodyguard, succumbing to malaria and having a red-hot-poker shoved up your anus: These are some of the unfortunate ways English kings have fatally succumbed... 10 Unfortunate Fates of English Kings fizzure June 8, 2010 Listverse Historically, the early...

Men who were born after the Black Death were taller than men who lived through the Industrial revolution, a study revealed. The height of men has fluctuated throughout history, according to scientists who analysed 4,700 skeletons over the last 2,000 years. They found that men were shorter in...

The question of how to make history programmes more entertaining without being accused of dumbing down has long been pondered by broadcasters. But Channel 5 thinks it has the answer with its docu-drama series fusing historical fact with sumptuous reconstructions of the key events – and...