Charles ii’s cursed reign

The posthumous reputation of James VI and I

That threatened thrones

Without England’s most notorious Tudor king, the country’s religious and political history would’ve looked very different

Our history is full of great escapes, but perhaps none more thrilling than the desperate flight of Charles II – including an epic chase along the Dorset coast...

Strange murder mysterie s from times gone by

It’s there beside the guildhall. A large grey stone surrounded by Victorian railings. Over the years, countless visitors to Kingston-upon-Thames have strolled past it, many barely registering its exis