A pious and strong-willed king, Charles exhibited from childhood the characteristics that would lead to his downfall. By Dr Richard Cust.

The fractious relationship between Charles and his English Parliament erupts into conflict as both sides raise armies. Charles raises his standard at Nottingham. The English Parliament negotiates ...

His hopes lasted a little over a month before, on April 12, the nation was thrust into one of the bloodiest military conflicts in U.S. history. With the 160th anniversary of the Civil War's ...

From ‘hold the door’ to history, George R.R. Martin took inspiration from the War of the Roses, to shape the epic battles in ...

Dr Appleby, from the University of Nottingham's history department ... Although usually called the English Civil War, it was a much wider conflict also involving Scotland, Ireland and Wales ...

It was found embedded in the bank of the river Colne, a mile outside Colchester, during the filming of Sky History's River ... ending the second English Civil War. By this stage the besieged ...

The film is a comprehensive and definitive history of the American Civil War, and the recipient of 40 major film and television awards, including two Emmys and two Grammys. Heralded as an ...