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A contemporary engraving showing the joint rulers William III of England (also William II of Scotland, r. 1689-1702) and Mary II of England (r. 1689-1694). (National Portrait Gallery, London)

As in just about any other period of history, clothing in the Middle Ages was worn for necessity, comfort, and display. Bright colours and rich decorations made for a striking medieval wardrobe, at least among the wealthy, although there...

The Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE) was a series of dynastic conflicts between the monarchy and the nobility of England. The 'wars' were a series of intermittent, often small-scale battles, executions, murders, and failed plots as the political...

The Norman Conquest of 1066 CE brought sophisticated motte and bailey castle architecture to England but it was really in the 12th and 13th centuries CE that stone castle-building reached its zenith. Edward I of England (r. 1272-1307 CE...

The Grand Embassy was the name given to the long Western European tour that Tsar Peter I of Russia (aka Peter the Great, r. 1682-1725) undertook during 1697-1698. Peter was joined by hundreds of people, including noblemen, his friends, volunteers...

Rochester Castle, located in Kent, England, was first constructed shortly after 1066 CE by the Normans, was converted into stone between 1087 and 1089 CE, and then added to over subsequent centuries, notably between 1127 and 1136 CE, and...

A portrait of William, Prince of Orange aged around 10 years old. The prince would become King William III of England after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Painting by Jan Davidsz. de Heem and Jan Vermeer van Utrecht. (Museum of Fine Arts...

The Crown Jewels of the monarchy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are today kept in the Tower of London and date mostly to the 17th century, with a few later sparkling additions such as the Koh-i-Noor and Cullinan...

Capture of William I of Scotland (1165-1214 CE) during the Battle of Alnwick in 1174 CE. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

William of Jumièges, who wrote his work the Gesta Normannorum Ducum (Deeds of the Norman Dukes) c. 1070 CE, is here seen handing over his completed work to William the Conqueror (r. 1066-1087 CE). Mainly writing on the Norman conquest of...