In 1085 the Domesday Survey was begun and all of England was recorded, so William knew exactly what his new kingdom contained and how much tax he could raise in order to fund his armies ... She was ...

Almost 500 years ago, a princess called Elizabeth became Queen of England. People were worried. It was unusual to be ruled by a woman, because at the time, they were seen as weak and not as clever ...

In fact, only one of their names traces back to Old English. Only one, of all the names of kings and queens of England! You've read in "A brief history of royal baby names" about the 27 names in ...

But England and Germany have more in common than not ... This was the year that Britain’s Queen Anne died, after a literally painful reign during which she was crippled by gout and suffered 17 or 18 ...