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In 1471, during a series of civil wars for control of the English throne, known as the Wars of the Roses, King Edward IV of England seized London from Henry VI. In 1814, French emperor Napoleon ...

Doctor Who lead Ncuti Gatwa and My Lady Jane actor Edward Bluemel will star opposite each other as two iconic playwrights embroiled in a steamy romance on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company, it ...

LONDON (AP) — Arise, Sir Jimmy. England cricket great James Anderson has been awarded a knighthood in former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s resignation honors list. Anderson — often referred to ...

672: Deusdedit II begins his reign as Pope. 1471: In the Wars of the Roses King Edward IV of England seizes London from Henry VI. 1551: English premier John Dudley appointed Duke of Northumberland.

England comfortably preserved their unbeaten record in this season’s Nations League after a dominant display saw them brush aside Belgium 5-0 at Ashton Gate. First-half goals from Lucy Bronze ...

Owain Glyndŵr instigated a 15-year revolt against the rule of King Henry IV and claimed the title Prince ... killed in battle and his head sent to Edward I, the English king.

you have to go way back into the 15th century when we had the Wars of the Roses in England, between the York side and the Lancastrian side. On the York side, you had King Edward IV, and his two ...

The two stars who have failed to make the cut for England's squad to face Latvia on Monday night have been revealed. Thomas Tuchel has been assessing his stars over the last week and got a good ...

The first spades have gone in the ground as a project to build a new multi-million pound sports hall for King Edward VI School in Morpeth gets underway. The £6.5 million improvements will see a ...

The great Duke of Marlborough, when asked what was his authority for some historical statement, is said to have answered: ‘Shakespeare, the only history of England that I ever ... words that he gave ...

LONDON (AP) — Heather Knight is stepping down as captain of the England women's cricket team after nine years as part of an overhaul following poor results. England was eliminated in the group stage ...