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Henry III of England ruled from 1216 to 1272 CE. The son of the unpopular King John of England (r. 1199-1216 CE), Henry was immediately faced with the ongoing Barons' War which had been fuelled by discontent over John's rule and his failure...

Beaumaris Castle, located on Anglesey, Wales, was built from 1295 CE by Edward I of England (r. 1272-1307 CE) to protect his territorial gains in the region. The castle featured the latest defensive designs of the period such as round towers...

Did you know that Lady Jane Grey was only 16 when she became Queen of England? This video is all about the three forgotten Tudor rulers of England between Henry VIII and Elizabeth I: Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey, and Mary I of England. Edward...

The Ensigns of Royalty Resigned by Edward II, illustration published by Henry Delahoy Symonds, 29 March 1796. A figure, perhaps Roger Mortimer, outstretches his hand to take the royal sceptre from the deposed king Edward II, who would be...

The Plantagenets, sometimes referred to as the Angevin-Plantagenets, were the ruling dynasty of England from 1154 to 1485 CE. The name Angevin derives from the family's ancestral lands in Anjou, France and the term Plantagenet (perhaps) from...

King Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327) saunters with his favorite Piers Gaveston as the English nobles look on with contempt. Painting by Marcus Stone, 1872.

A 19th century CE portrait based on a medieval engraving of Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327 CE).

A 15th century CE manuscript illustration depicting the arrest in 1327 CE of king Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327 CE) by his wife Isabella of France (b. c. 1289 CE). (National Library of France, Paris)

The tomb of King Edward II of England (r. 1307-1327 CE) in Gloucester Cathedral.

Harold Godwinson (also spelt Godwineson) reigned briefly as King Harold II of England from January to October 1066 CE, the momentous year which witnessed the Norman conquest and end of 500 years of Anglo-Saxon rule. Harold had been, as the...