No English king has so divided opinion, both during his reign and in the centuries since, more than Richard III. He was loathed in his own time for the never-co
A major new title in the Penguin Monarchs series In his fascinating new book in the Penguin Monarchs series, Richard Abels examines the long and troubled reign
'After my death,' George V said of his eldest son and heir, 'the boy will ruin himself within twelve months.' The forecast proved uncannily accurate. Edward VII
King of Britain for sixty years and the last king of what would become the United States, George III inspired both hatred and loyalty and is now best known for
Foremost medieval historian Anne Curry offers a new reinterpretation of Henry V and the battle that defined his kingship: Agincourt Henry V's invasion of France