However war with France ultimately proved expensive and unsuccessful. Henry VIII is known as the 'father of the Royal Navy.' When he became king there were five royal warships. By his death he had ...

Henry VIII, and then by his grandchildren, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. The Tudors ruled from 1485 to 1603. The Wars of the Roses were a series of civil wars that were fought over the right ...

With around 63 monarchs spanning over 1,200 years, the UK have been sharing their thoughts on their favourite of the historic ...