monarchs

Elizabeth Woodville is often seen as an upstart “hussy” who seduced her way to the top—but her story is far more complicated than people think.

Anne Neville was crowned Queen of England in a magnificent summer spectacle at Westminster. Yet in mere months, everything fell apart—and that was just the beginning of her nightmare.

Queen Elizabeth I is one of the most famous—and notorious—monarchs of England, but few people know her dark history. As the daughter of the equally infamous King Henry VIII and his executed queen Anne Boleyn, let’s just say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

From the Black Death to the Hundred Years War, King Edward III's reign was one of the darkest periods in English history.

Eleanor of Aquitaine Facts. As if being Queen of two nations wasn’t enough, Eleanor of Aquitaine also led crusades and put three of her sons on the throne.

Queen Christina Facts. After a dark childhood with her insane mother, Christina gave up her crown—and that's just the beginning of her scandalous story.