The United Kingdom is one of only 43 current nations with a monarchy, and it was founded earlier than almost all of the others. But how long ago was the British monarchy established? Which ruler ...

Kingdoms are a fascinating thing to study. For most of human history, people gathered around kingdoms to provide protection ...

From time to time, the strongest king would claim to be 'bretwalda', which meant ruler of all Britain. The Anglo-Saxons didn't have prisons. People found guilty of crimes were either executed or ...