Historical men and women

It is well known that King Henry VIII had no luck in trying to father a male heir until he married the third of his six wives, with ...

One problem with being born as a royal princess in past centuries was that you rarely had much choice as to who your life partner woul...

Born in 1841 as the eldest son of Queen Victoria, who was to have the longest reign of any British monarch up to that point, Edward sp...

Born in 1537, the son of King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was only nine years old when his father died in 1547. Effective pow...

The credit for inventing the first workable steam rail locomotive must go to Richard Trevithick (1771-1833), but that is not to say ...

Born in 1442 as the son of Richard, Duke of York, Edward gained the crown in 1461 through conquest and spent most of the early part of h...

Born in 1312, Edward succeeded his father in 1327, at the age of 15, and reigned for 50 years. At first, Edward was subject to the con...