In 1190, aged just 3, Arthur, Duke of Brittany was designated heir to the throne of England by his uncle, Richard I in preference to Richard's own brother John. Upon Richard's death, however, he named John his successor fearing that Arthur was too young to rule. Was Arthur's subsequent death John's way of making sure his reign was never threatened?
In July 1918, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was marched into a cellar and shot by a Bolshevik firing squad. His family, his wife, his son and his four daughters were executed with him.
However the mystery of Anastasia has remained. The youngest of his daughters is believed by some to have escaped a...
During World War II, Kenya's Happy Valley was a hedonistic hideaway for society's Royal and Aristocratic elite where casual sex, drug taking and general debauchery were common.
This is the true story of the life and mysterious murder of the most talked about and notorious member of the set; the 2...
The tower of London is an imposing stronghold that has been part of London's royal heritage for more than 1,000 years. It has changed roles, from fortress to palace to prison. If the stones of this mighty citadel could talk imagine what stories they could tell.