Held in high esteem and lavished with furs, velvet and precious stones, young male choristers-turned-bishops were all the rage at Christmas in the Middle Ages, says Matthew Dennison

I had watched Richard III meet a bloody end at Bosworth, come face to face with a plague victim, stood in the shadow of a mighty trebuchet, and been put on trial for my life. And it was barely lunchti

If she had given the monarch a male heir, the crowns of England and Scotland might never have been united

The Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London EC2

In his new series, David Dimbleby explores the power and wealth of the British monarchy – and its viability

Westminster Hall’s 14th-century carved angels were the inspiration behind woodcarver William Barsley’s own celestial choir