March 7, 2012
800 years ago, Matilda came within a hair's breadth of being the first woman to be crowned queen of England in her own right. Cast...Read more
March 14, 2012
In 1308 a 12-year-old girl, Isabella of France, became queen of England when she married the English king. A century later another...Read more
March 21, 2012
Helen Castor looks at what happened when England was faced not just with inadequate kings, but no kings at all. In 1553, for the f...Read more